The regulation adopted on Friday and valid until July 1, 2022 applies to both face-to-face and digital meetings. It also provides for the suspension of diet payments to members of parliament who are unable to work in parliament.
According to a report by the Latvian radio, 91 of the 100 members of the national parliament and 696 of the 758 members of municipal councils have a corona certificate. 62 MPs voted in favor of the law, 7 against and two abstentions
Latvia is currently fighting the latest corona wave, which has hit the Baltic EU country heavily, with a lockdown imposed until November 15. In the country with a population of 1.9 million, only a good 58 percent of the population are fully vaccinated.
Source From: Nachrichten
