Polls

So, what do you think?

On this page you will find the results of short polls about various topics, some serious and some not, of interest to Latvians. Current polls are those in which you may vote. In each poll, you are allowed to vote only once. Closed polls are those in which voting has come to an end.

Bear in mind that these polls are not scientific, but merely a reflection of the opinion of those readers who bothered to answer the questions. Results should not be construed as an accurate reflection of our readership or of the Latvian community.

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Recent polls

A Eurovision boycott?

August 22, 2008

Should Latvia skip next year’s Eurovision Song Contest as a protest over Russia’s actions in Georgia? The chairman of…

Referendum on pension payments

August 04, 2008

Three weeks after Latvian citizens worldwide voted in the Aug. 2 referendum on whether to amend Latvia’s constitution, they will…

Citizens and the Saeima

June 13, 2008

A national referendum is scheduled Aug. 2 on amending Latvia’s constitution to allow citizens the right to propose dismissing…

Summer in China

March 31, 2008

Violent repression by Chinese authorities of protests in Tibet has led some critics to call for boycotts of this summer’s…

Party time in Latvia

March 03, 2008

In recent months, defections from Latvia’s leading political parties have mounted, while talk continues of forming a new organization. The…

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