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Latvia holds snap poll

Voting began in Latvia's snap general election Saturday with opinion polls suggesting a pro-Russian party could make history by gaining an unprecedented victory in the ex-Soviet Baltic EU state.
 

Latvians vote overwhelming to force snap election

Latvians voted overwhelmingly Saturday to force a snap election, results showed in a referendum called by the former president to challenge what he dubbed cronyism by top politicians.
 

Latvian president fails in re-election bid

Latvian President Valdis Zatlers lost his bid for a second term Thursday to rival Andris Berzins, an ex-banker, just days after he demanded a snap general election to root out corruption.