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Alfred Rubiks of the Harmony Center party resisted Latvian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and later spent three years in jail for backing a coup to unseat the new government.. Photo by velesanas.info
The Harmony Center party, which draws its support from Latvia's large Russian-speaking population, has surprisingly come second in the EP elections in the country.
One exit poll indicates a former top Communist official may win a European Parliament seat, a sign of just how much the political landscape looks set to change.
Alfred Rubiks of the Harmony Center party resisted Latvian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and later spent three years in jail for backing a coup to unseat the new government.
Two out of five parties in the center-right coalition government led by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis did not win any seats.
The elections took place amid voter anger at several of the ruling parties due to soaring unemployment and an economy set to contract by up to 20 percent this year. In January Latvia was hit by a wave of riots, the worst in post-Soviet times.
Fears the crisis could cause Latvia to devalue its currency sparked market jitters last week in Eastern Europe and Sweden, although the government denied devaluation plans.
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