National Alliance seeks consensus and backs Dombrava for interior minister

Latvia’s National Alliance wants coalition partners to agree unanimously on several constitutional, citizenship, language and security issues, and is insisting that Jānis Dombrava remain interior minister, LSM reported.

Party leader Ilze Indriksone told the LETA news agency that the National Alliance had sent cooperation proposals to the United List on Wednesday and was waiting to be invited to another meeting. The proposals cover issues requiring unanimous agreement before being advanced or supported, as well as the rights and duties of parliamentary factions and their members.

The party’s long-term goals include a secure, economically developed and Latvian Latvia, and continued economic and military support for Ukraine and its path towards the European Union and NATO.

Indriksone said the National Alliance wants unanimous agreement on changes involving the Constitution and Citizenship Law, and on decisions that would worsen the position of the Latvian language. The party also hopes to strengthen the language’s use and prestige.

It also wants consensus on decisions affecting internal affairs services or defence. Indriksone said defence funding should be maintained and military capabilities developed. She said the party shared the United List’s view on this, but wanted the commitment included in the coalition agreement.

The National Alliance also opposes easing entry and residency requirements for citizens of third countries. Indriksone identified the Interior Ministry as the party’s top priority in the allocation of ministries.