LW #102: Pūce's Parking Predicament and News from November 9th - 16th, 2020

Latvia Weekly

After continuing to use his Rīga City Council parking privileges years after no longer serving on local government, Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Juris Pūce has paid what might be the most expensive parking ticket in city history — one that has cost him his job, and a path to the prime ministership. Otto and Joe break down this story and a number of others such as a major court victory for Latvia's LGBT community, a daycare scandal, and the latest in the COVID-19 situation. Theme song "Mēs esam ārzemnieki" by Aarzemnieki, used with permission