Latvian political oligarch Ainārs Šlesers' party released a staged pre-election video featuring a teenager questioning why pro-Kremlin electorate ('vatņiki') should vote for Šlesers' party rather than similar parties of Rosļikov or Stepaņenko. The video revealed that there is no substantial difference among these pro-Kremlin parties, with the main distinction being that they have never held government power or influenced political decisions in Latvia. Šlesers claimed his party is the most popular in Latvia with a chance to win and finally represent the pro-Kremlin electorate effectively. The video and subsequent analysis suggest Šlesers' party aims to build good relations with Russia, seen as an aggressor state, which has raised concerns about potential pro-Kremlin political influence in Latvia's government.

Latvian political oligarch Ainārs Šlesers' party released a staged pre-election video featuring a teenager questioning why pro-Kremlin electorate ('vatņiki') should vote for Šlesers' party rather than similar parties of Rosļikov or Stepaņenko. The video revealed that there is no substantial difference among these pro-Kremlin parties, with the main distinction being that they have never held government power or influenced political decisions in Latvia. Šlesers claimed his party is the most popular in Latvia with a chance to win and finally represent the pro-Kremlin electorate effectively. The video and subsequent analysis suggest Šlesers' party aims to build good relations with Russia, seen as an aggressor state, which has raised concerns about potential pro-Kremlin political influence in Latvia's government.