As pro-Russian Harmony, who has been in power in the capital Riga for eight years, is rapidly approaching its election spending limit, having spent 91% of the allowed EUR 533 347, we analyze who the main donors to the party are.
According to the anti-corruption agency KNAB's latest figures, some parties are spending in excess of tens of thousands of euro. Pro-Russian Harmony has spent or plans to spend EUR 25 000 on social media plus EUR 15 000 for ads on the internet. In terms of amounts, they are exceeded by the populist Who Owns The State (KPVLV), who have planned to spend almost EUR 46 000.
This is a copy of Re:Baltica’s English newsletter, sent on Aug 30, 2018. If you want to receive newsletters like this via e-mail, sign up! Good Thursday morning! One big thing… Inside the Kremlin Propaganda Factory In recent years there…
Skype logs and other documents obtained by Re:Baltica, Postimees and Buzzfeed offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Kremlin’s propaganda machine.
This is a copy of Re:Baltica’s English newsletter, sent on Aug 23, 2018. If you want to receive newsletters like this via e-mail, sign up! Dear Re:Baltica friends, With regard to the growing interest in the coming elections to the…
While the Washington-based think tank Atlantic Council fights against Russian propaganda, some of its experts lobby the interests of the Latvian banks accused of money laundering and help soften the image of the Russia-friendly political party before upcoming parliamentary elections in an EU nation on the Russian doorstep.
An overview of the parties participating in the next Saeima elections.
Re:Baltica is starting a social media monitoring project. We believe that this is important because, unlike with traditional political advertising, it is much more difficult to determine who pays for what on social media and what kind of information is being shared.
The new data leak from tax haven Panama for the first time reveals approximate value of assets owned by Liga Lemberga, the daughter of a Latvian oligarch Aivars Lembergs.