For the Native Language!

For the Native language!
Leader Vladimir Linderman
Founded 2012
Dissolved 2016
Headquarters Riga
Ideology Russian minority politics,
National Bolshevism
Political position Far-left

For the Native language! (Russian: За родной язык!, Latvian: Par Dzimto Valodu!) was a political party in Latvia. The party's leader is Vladimir Linderman.

History

In 2009, Latvian national-bolsheviks established the political party "The 13 January Movement".[1][2] In 2011 Linderman was co-founder of an NGO called Native Language and initiated constitutional referendum in Latvia.[3][4][5] In 2011, the "13 January Movement" joined forces with Osipovs Party. On 16 July 2012, The Register of Enterprises officially registered political party "For the Native Language!".[6][7] In February 2016, a court decision to dissolve the party was upheld.[8]

Political positions

For the Native Language! supports increased role for Russian language in education and public administration. It also supports changes in Latvian citizenship so that it would be awarded to a large number of non-citizens.[9] Economically, "The 13 January Movement" supported socialism.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Зарегистрирована партия Линдермана "Движение 13 января" [Linderman's party "The 13 January Movement" has been registered]. VESTI.lv (in Russian). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Линдерману удалось зарегистрировать партию [Linderman managed to register a party]. DELFI (in Russian). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Karina Pētersone (14 February 2012). "Latvia has been thrown into a pre-referendum debate in February". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Toms Rauhvargers (25 February 2012). "Latvians reject Russian as their second official language". europeanstrategist.eu. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Karina Pētersone (19 February 2012). "Minority rights and national identity: debates on Russian language in Latvia". en.15min.lt. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. ↑ В Латвии зарегистрировали партию "За родной язык!" [In Latvia the party "For the Native Language!" has been registered] (in Russian). LENTA.ru. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Oficiāli reģistrēta Lindermana partija "Par dzimto valodu"" [Linderman's party "For the Mother Tongue" officially registered]. Kasjauns.lv (in Latvian). 25 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Māra Bergmane; Sabiedrība (28 February 2016). "Tiesa apmierinājusi KNAB pieteikumu izbeigt Lindermana partijas "Par dzimto valodu!" darbību" [Court has granted the application to terminate the CPCB Linderman party "For the Native Language!" from operating] (in Latvian). bb.vesti.lv. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Партия "За родной язык" готова на жесткое противостояние [Party "For the Native Language" is ready for tough opposition]. Mixnews.lv (in Russian). 27 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Нацбол Линдерман создал в Латвии социалистическую партию [National Bolshevik Linderman has created a socialist party in Latvia]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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