NEPLP board member: leadership election process was undemocratic

A dispute has emerged within Latvia's National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) over how its leadership was elected. Board member Andis Plakans has stated that council chairwoman Aurēlija Ieva Druviete and her deputy Ieva Kalderauska arranged, during elections held in early June, to secure each other's appointment to their respective positions.

Allegation of a mutual arrangement

Plakans characterized this mutual arrangement as undemocratic, arguing it does not reflect the principles that should govern the election of the council's leadership. NEPLP is the body responsible for overseeing electronic media in Latvia, making the transparency of its internal governance a matter of public interest.

No further details have yet been made public about how the elections actually unfolded, nor has a response from Druviete or Kalderauska to the criticism been reported.