Latvia president calls for parliament dissolution after MPs block anti-corruption probe![]() May 29, 2011 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Latvian president Valdis Zatlers has called for the dissolution of parliament after MPs blocked an anti-corruption probe against a prominent politician.The move means a referendum will be held in the next few months on whether to break up parliament and hold new elections. It sets the stage for political turmoil in recession-scarred Latvia, which was forced to seek a £6.4 billion international bail-out to repair its crippled economy.A presidential election is expected next week in parliament, and Mr Zatlers said he realised his chances of re-election could be hurt. But in a speech to the nation he said he felt compelled to stop corrupt practices which had left people without confidence in the Baltic country's politicians.The speech comes on the heels of a vote on Thursday in the Saeima - parliament - that blocked the country's anti-corruption bureau from searching the home of Ainars Slesers, a powerful politician known as one of Latvia's three oligarchs. "The Saeima vote on Thursday unfortunately is like a siren that warns about a serious conflict between legislative power and the justice system - two of the three powers on which our country is based," Mr Zatlers said, Belfast Telegraph reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |