The third candidate of the party “Latvia First” (LPV) Aleksandrs Vaļums has been removed from the list in Liepāja due to indicating an incorrect occupation, Benita Šēniņa, the chairperson of the Liepāja Election Commission, confirmed to LETA.
Last Friday, a decision was taken to remove Vaļums from the list because he had indicated his place of work as a board member of a non-governmental organisation, which does not meet the requirements of the Law on Elections to the Local Government Council. Vaļums had indicated that he was a board member of the Association of Critical Raw Materials Producers.
The law requires that on the date of submission of the list, the candidate must either have been continuously registered as a resident of the municipality for at least the last ten months, or have been employed or self-employed in the municipality for at least the last four months, or own immovable property in the municipality.
However, a member of the management board of a non-governmental organisation shall not be considered to be an employee or self-employed.
Following the removal of Vaļums from the list of candidates, ten people will stand for election to the Liepaja City Council from the LPV.
The third place on the list is now occupied by Romans Miloslavskis, CEO of Belkin Group Ltd, who is also Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Russian Community.
134 candidates from 11 lists have applied for the 15 seats of the Liepāja City Council.
The local elections will take place on the 7 June.
Be First to Comment