9/10Some ofLatvia’s politicalparties refused to cooperate with Saskaņa becauseof its ties to United Russia, which put it in a similar position as Estonia’s Center Party. Until the end of the Savisaar era&PM Ratas’ election to the position ofCenterParty chairman,the party was relatively isolat
10/9 Riga mayor& Saskaņa (Harmony)Party leader Nils Ušakovs〜said that asSaskaņa had joined the Party of European Socialists, &as the latter arranged their cooperation with non-EU parties in a centralized manner,the agreement with United Russia “lapsed in 2016”&“has lost its applicability