Ijabs: After Second Failed Saeima Bid, "For Latvia's Development" Needs Fundamental Change
Ivars Ijabs, a board member of the party "For Latvia's Development", says the party needs fundamental change after failing to enter parliament for the second time in a row. He spoke in an interview on Latvian Television's "Rīta panorāma".
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The party "Latvijas attīstībai" (For Latvia's Development, LA) has failed for a second consecutive time to win seats in the Saeima, Latvia's parliament. In an interview with the morning programme "Rīta panorāma" on Latvian Television (LTV), LA board member Ivars Ijabs said that the party now needs fundamental change. He was the party's candidate for prime minister in the elections it lost.
Ijabs argues that missing out on the Saeima twice is not a coincidence but a pattern. The same assessment appears in the headline of the interview, which suggests that, in his view, the causes of the setbacks lie in the party's own work and positions.
The source says only that LA needs fundamental change. It does not specify what those changes might be, how they would be carried out, or whether any shifts in the party's leadership are expected.
