Event 893

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Event is directly reported from Latvia's state broadcaster, with specific references to official proceedings, date, voting, and positions cited.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/15.05.2025-saeima-rejects-proposal-to-grant-voting-rights-to-non-citizens-of-latvia.a599183/"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvian parliament rejects non-citizen voting rights proposal"
  },
  "description": "On May 15, 2025, the Latvian Saeima (parliament) rejected a proposal to allow non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. The proposal was submitted by the opposition faction 'For Stability!' but was not supported by the majority of parliamentarians, who characterized the idea as dangerous and contrary to the principles of Latvian law and statehood.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-15T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official record of a debated and rejected proposal in the Latvian Saeima on May 15, 2025",
    "Cited remarks from parliamentary debate regarding statehood and national principles"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The proposal to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections is dangerous and should not be supported: with such remarks, the majority of the Saeima rejected the attempt by the 'For Stability!' faction's attempt to expand the rights of non-citizens on 15 May.",
    "Such ideas appear on the parliamentary agenda from time to time.",
    "The amendments to the local government election law were submitted by the opposition faction For Stability!"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official record of a debated and rejected proposal in the Latvian Saeima on May 15, 2025",
            "Cited remarks from parliamentary debate regarding statehood and national principles"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Saeima rejects proposal to grant voting rights to non-citizens of Latvia",
  "location_text": "Riga, Saeima",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_893_1763941918_17b9118b.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Proposal from pro-??Kremlin  For Stability!  faction to expand non-citizen rights was blocked by ??Saeima.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/15.05.2025-saeima-rejects-proposal-to-grant-voting-rights-to-non-citizens-of-latvia.a599183/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia's parliament rejected a proposal to grant voting rights to non-citizens.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/15.05.2025-saeima-rejects-proposal-to-grant-voting-rights-to-non-citizens-of-latvia.a599183/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "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": "15-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvian parliament rejects non-citizen voting rights proposal",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/15.05.2025-saeima-rejects-proposal-to-grant-voting-rights-to-non-citizens-of-latvia.a599183/",
  "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": "Proposal from pro-??Kremlin  For Stability!  faction to expand non-citizen rights was blocked by ??Saeima.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}