Event 607

{
  "category": "InfoOps",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The announcement is documented in detail by LSM.lv with photographic evidence of the event, a concrete headline, and specific date, supporting high confidence in event occurrence and details.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Armands Šlesers has announced his candidacy for the position of Mayor of Riga, Latvia, as part of his party's congress held on October 12, 2024. The announcement was made at an event organized by the Latvia First party.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-13T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshots and text show Šlesers' announcement for Riga mayor made at Latvia First's 5th party congress, held on October 12, 2024, in Riga."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Armands Šlesers of the Latvia First party will run for Mayor of Riga, as announced at the party's 5th congress on October 12, 2024.",
    "Šlesers kandidēs uz Rīgas mēra krēslu"
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/12.10.2024-slesers-kandides-uz-rigas-mera-kreslu.a572317/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Russian Influence Operation",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshots and text show Šlesers' announcement for Riga mayor made at Latvia First's 5th party congress, held on October 12, 2024, in Riga."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Šlesers kandidēs uz Rīgas mēra krēslu",
  "location_text": "Riga, Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_607_1763932577_5eb30332.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "5th column inside of Latvia's political arena.  lesers will run for the ?? Riga Mayor's Chair.",
  "political_disruption_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/12.10.2024-slesers-kandides-uz-rigas-mera-kreslu.a572317/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Armands Šlesers will run for Mayor of Riga as announced at the Latvia First party's fifth congress.",
  "url": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/12.10.2024-slesers-kandides-uz-rigas-mera-kreslu.a572317/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "Russian influence operation",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "13-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "5th column inside of Latvia's political arena.  lesers will run for the ?? Riga Mayor's Chair. ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "LV",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": " lesers will run for the ?? Riga Mayor's Chair. ",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/12.10.2024-slesers-kandides-uz-rigas-mera-kreslu.a572317/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}