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Election candidate removed due to lack of Latvian citizenship

The Central Election Commission (CVK) decided on Thursday to remove Jurijs Jesipenko from the list of candidates for the 15th Saeima election in the Rīga electoral district submitted by the political party alliance “Harmony Centre,” the CVK told the LETA news agency.
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Malay Mail
· Jun 23, 2026
Rival parties cannot use same coalition logo in same seat, says EC
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Election Commission has reportedly said election candidates from rival parties cannot...
Washington Examiner
· Jul 7, 2026
Graham Platner wants to pick his replacement. Democrats are thinking of a different path
The Maine Democratic Party could be without a candidate soon if Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner withdraws his bid in the wake of a new sexual assault allegation against him. Platner, who was accused by a woman he dated of sexually assaulting her while drunk five years ago, is under pressure from Democrats across the []
MS NOW
· Jul 7, 2026
Progressives seek like-minded replacement for Platner in Senate race
The beleaguered Maine nominee has yet to drop out, but his party and his rivals are operating as if he will. The post Progressives seek like-minded replacement for Platner in Senate race appeared first on MS NOW.
Baltic News Network
· Jun 29, 2026
Rosļikovs, wanted by authorities, to run in Latvia’s 15th Saeima elections
The leaders of the For Stability! party’s candidate lists for Latvia’s 15th Saeima elections will be Svetlana Čulkova, Pāvels Kuzmins, Natālija Marčenko-Jodko, Ludmila Rjazanova, and Igors Orlovs, according to the LETA news agency. Čulkova, who leads the dissolved For Stability! parliamentary group, will head the party’s list in the Riga constituency. Running second on the [] The post Rosļikovs, wanted by authorities, to run in Latvia’s 15th Saeima elections appeared first on Baltic News Network.
ArcaMax
· Jul 7, 2026
Democratic socialists aren’t the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party
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The Daily Beast
· Jul 11, 2026
Dem Star Officially Ends Senate Bid After Sex Assault Claim
Graeme Sloan / Getty ImagesEmbattled Democrat Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, formally ceding the field as Democrats scramble to replace him before the looming November election.The 41-year-old oyster farmer and veteran announced his decision in a letter sent to Maine’s Secretary of State’s Office and posted on X on Friday, just four days after a bombshell sex assault allegation. Democrats now face a speedy July 27 deadline to submit a replacement nominee to face off against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Related coverage for "Election candidate removed due to lack of Latvian citizenship": Malay Mail — Rival parties cannot use same coalition logo in same seat, says EC. Washington Examiner — Graham Platner wants to pick his replacement. Democrats are thinking of a different path. MS NOW — Progressives seek like-minded replacement for Platner in Senate race. Baltic News Network — Rosļikovs, wanted by authorities, to run in Latvia’s 15th Saeima elections. ArcaMax — Democratic socialists aren’t the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party. The Daily Beast — Dem Star Officially Ends Senate Bid After Sex Assault Claim