President Easily Wins a Second Term
From Times Wire Reports
Vaira Vike-Freiberga easily won a second term as president of Latvia, the pro-Western Baltic republic that under her leadership has been invited to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.
Latvia’s 100-seat Parliament, or Saeima, voted 88-6 to let the 65-year-old leader serve another four years. Two ballots were disqualified, and four lawmakers were absent.
Vike-Freiberga’s victory was never in doubt, analysts said, given her popularity.
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