15 November 1998 RIGA–Voters in Latvia on 3 October rejected an attempt to repeal a liberalized version of the country’s citizenship law that was adopted by parliament in June. A referendum on the issue was forced by a petition drive in which more than 230,000 citizens demanded a vote on the reforms. Some 45 percent of voters favored repealing the […]
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