As Latvia goes to polls, ethnic Russian population fears losing identity


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  • Friday, 30 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: An election campaign poster depicting leaders of Harmony party is seen in a public bus stop in Riga, Latvia September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's parliamentary election on Saturday could widen a growing rift between the country's Latvian majority and its Russian-speaking minority over their place in society, amid widespread national anger over former Soviet master Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The seven-month war has prompted efforts by Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins' centre-right coalition government to impose limits on the use of the Russian language in public life.

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