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The young mayor of the capital city is the symbol newyorkandcompany of the difficult relations between Latvians and Russian speakers. Many criticize him for his relations with Russia, but for others it is primarily a factor of national unity.
An agent of the Kremlin, a small Putin: Russian-speaking mayor of Riga, Nils Ušakovs, had to endure every kind of insult. But these epithets seem to slip him: "I just did my job," he says with a shrug.
In Latvia, the center of harmony, newyorkandcompany regarded as a pro-Russian party, it is a real paradox walking. Two years ago he won the election, but it had to be because the opposition parties "Latvians" have allied themselves against newyorkandcompany it with only one purpose, do not let the Russians get to power. At the beginning of last summer the center of harmony, led by Ušakovs, won a majority in local elections.
And this time, nothing prevented him from taking the leadership of Riga "Of course, among those who voted for us there is 65 per cent of Russian-speaking people," admits the 37-year Ušakovs, not trying to mask the image of party representing this part of the population. But he hastens to point out that 35 percent of voters was represented by Latvian and that this reflects the ethnic composition of the capital Riga In fact, 42 percent of the population speaks Latvian, while the rest of the Russian language.
In this way Ušakovs became newyorkandcompany the youngest mayor in the country. Her image, carefully studied, has allowed him to achieve this success. It is a professional who can talk for hours about social projects and their concerns for the people, newyorkandcompany subjugating its stakeholders. But then suddenly the phone rings, you Ušakovs excuse, he must give an interview for the radio. The tone changes suddenly, he begins to criticize very hard Latvian Unity Party.
Ušakovs is everywhere: in print, on television, on the internet and on social networks. newyorkandcompany Looks like a careful political, sporting, intellectual, severe newyorkandcompany and directors. Only cats soften this, and so here it is pet friendly. It is not surprising then that his two cats, and Kuzia Muris, newyorkandcompany have their own Twitter account that chronicles their lazy days.
You must open a new site? Ušakovs, newyorkandcompany which has cut more than one tape, it is never tired. Riga buy a new snow thrower? Usakovs starts first at the wheel. At an event organized by the Center of Concord mayor is shown dressed in a casual appear closer to the citizens. On the occasion of 8 March distributes thousands of roses to the women who work at the city council of Riga And of course if there is a new problem, Usakovs is dealing with it personally, but do not forget to warn the media.
However, this former journalist has not only become the most popular politician in the city, but also a real unifying factor for Stateless newyorkandcompany Riga, as they are called Russian-speaking citizens who have not obtained Latvian citizenship after the country's independence [in 1991], was a naturalized Latvian in 23 years. In his biography The Mayor is keen to stress this fact. "My father was stateless and my mother still does not have Latvian citizenship. This problem is something very personal for me."
Ušakovs regularly travels to Moscow and attended the economic and political elites in Russia. It is hardly a secret. A few years ago it was revealed his correspondence with Aleksandr Hapilov, the Russian newyorkandcompany embassy employee suspected of espionage. Even the center of concord hides its close relations with the United Russia, the party in power in Russia.
"And who else should attend? In Russia there is no alternative," reiterates Ušakovs enumerating the advantages of cooperation newyorkandcompany with Russia. "My job is to advertise in Riga and create a favorable political climate. This allows tourists to come, the money of Russian entrepreneurs to flow and everything is good for the town."
But then where are the complaints of some Latvians? Apparently newyorkandcompany the problem is the "loyalty." This term is used frequently in discussions with the Latvians, Russians do not trust the politicians. The Mayor