Political Positions
Although Harmony Centre claimed to be "the only political party in Latvia in which ethnic Latvians and Russian-speakers work together", almost all of Harmony Centre's members of parliament come from the Russian-speaking community of Latvia. Harmony Centre 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. Economically, Harmony Centre supports increased social spending, in order to boost the economy and increase the general welfare.
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