LW #41: City Council Countdown and News from August 6th - 11th, 2019

11/08/2019 58 min
LW #41: City Council Countdown and News from August 6th - 11th, 2019

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Episode Synopsis

With time ticking before an August 20th deadline set by opposition parties, in which Rīga City Council must agree upon a new mayor or face extraordinary elections, former Mayor Nils Ušakovs phones in from Brussels with an offer that key independent councillors seem eager to refuse. Joe and Otto discuss potential stalemate-breaking scenarios as well as a scandal-plagued bridge, a showdown over the University of Latvia rector's election, a major win for Latvian beach volleyball, and a fake will scandal straight out of Latvian soap operas.

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