LatviaPublished: 23 October 2026 at 08:53
President Rinkēvičs: Citizenship Should Be Granted Only in Exceptional Cases and Without Haste
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs hopes the next Saeima will end the practice of deciding on the granting of citizenship under urgent procedure. He says citizenship should be granted only in exceptional cases.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has said he hopes the next convocation of the Saeima, Latvia's parliament, will break with the practice of deciding on the granting of Latvian citizenship under an urgent procedure.
In the president's view, citizenship should be granted only in exceptional cases, and this should be done without haste.
The source does not provide further details on specific citizenship cases or decisions.
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