US EditionEU Values Prevail in Latvia: Parliament Indefinitely Postpones Vote to Quit the Istanbul Convention
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Latvia will not withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women – at least not yet.
EU values prevail in Latvia: Parliament indefinitely postpones vote to quit the Istanbul Convention
On 5 November, Latvian lawmakers decided to indefinitely postpone a vote concerning the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty focused on combating violence against women. This decision will remain in effect until after the parliamentary elections scheduled for October of next year. The postponement has been positively received by Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, who is opposed to leaving the treaty. The Council of Europe treaty,…
The deputies of the Baltic country postponed the decision on the scandalous law until a new Parliament was convened.
President Edgars Rinkévičs asked MPs to reconsider their earlier decision to withdraw from the convention and not sign the law. The Istanbul Convention will be voted on again in the Latvian parliament, probably after the next elections.
The parliament has adopted a proposal by one of the ruling coalition MPs to set the deadline for accepting proposals related to the president's returned norm until November 1 next year, the Delfi.lv website wrote. According to the website, this means that the law will not be decided until after the next elections, which are scheduled to be held on October 3, 2026. The idea of introducing a one-year moratorium on the consideration of the controve…
The Latvian parliament has postponed for a year the debate and new vote on withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention. The document is intended to protect women from violence. The decision was reported by Latvian media and news agencies. Last Thursday, the parliament there voted – the first in the European Union (EU) – to withdraw from the convention. However, Latvian President Edgars Rinkévičs did not sign the relevant law and returned it to the …
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