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Latvia Expels Deputy for Speaking Russian in Debate

6/6/2025

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Latvia's Saeima took a bold step on Thursday, expelling deputy Aleksejs Roslikovs for breaching parliamentary decorum by speaking Russian during a heated debate on Russification. Roslikovs passionately defended the role of Russian speakers in the nation's growth, but his remarks sparked a swift vote for his ousting, underscoring the recent push to strengthen the use of the official state language.

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Latvia's Saeima took a bold step on Thursday, expelling deputy Aleksejs Roslikovs for breaching parliamentary decorum by speaking Russian during a heated debate on Russification. Roslikovs passionately defended the role of Russian speakers in the nation's growth, but his remarks sparked a swift vote for his ousting, underscoring the recent push to strengthen the use of the official state language.