The scandal did not deprive him of support: Uzulnieks, who lost his ministerial post, received hundreds of 'pluses' in the elections
Politician Uzulnieks, despite a recent scandal, received significant voter support in the form of 'pluses' during the Zemgale district elections. However, his party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, faces uncertainty regarding whether it will meet the threshold to secure seats in the Saeima.
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The results illustrate the complex relationship between political scandals and voter loyalty in parliamentary systems.
The scandal did not deprive him of support: Uzulnieks, who lost his ministerial post, received hundreds of 'pluses' in the elections
Uzulnieks ran in Zemgale from the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) as the first candidate. According to updated data from the Central Election Commission (CEC) on the morning of October 4, he received 975 'pluses', while his name was crossed out 910 times on ballots. Thus, voters' attitudes towards the politician turned out to be quite ambiguous.
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