Latvia Weekly: Good Orban and Bad EU

During the examined week, the content primarily surrounded topics relating to China inspired by the visit of a political party from the opposition and corruption. As examined in the prior weeks, there is rarely a focus on international affairs. Nevertheless, during the examined week, a credible Latvian news portal posted an article on the preliminary measures issued by the International Court of Justice in South Africa v Israel. The article was highly discussed on the X platform as it let out significant information from the ruling to portray to be more favourable to Israel. It even included statements made by Israeli officials as well as highlighted the wrongdoings of Hamas but not of Israel.

by Otto Tabuns

Latvia European Union Globalism Orban Russian influence schools Vaccines

Main narratives:

European Union is taking away the sovereignty of its member states
The schools in Latvia are being closed because the EU needs places to build facilities
Orban is a benevolent ruler just looking out for his country and the EU is the problem

Overview:

During the examined week, the content surrounded topics relating to the European Union, school closing in Latvia, as well as other domestic issues. There has been significantly more content on the European Union, with the main narrative being that Orban is doing good things for his country, whereas it is the European Union that is hurting the economy and living standards in Latvia. The rise in the specific content is attributable to upcoming European Parliament elections, nevertheless, the content does not reach significant engagement.

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