Miroslavs Mitrofanovs Explained

Miroslavs Mitrofanovs
Party:Latvian Russian Union/LRU (since 2014)
For Human Rights in a United Latvia/ForHRUL (2007–2014)
Equal Rights (1994–2007)
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Constituency:Latvia
Term Start:2018
Term End:2019
Parliament:European
Predecessor:Tatjana Ždanoka
Order2:Member of the Saeima
Constituency2:Latgale
Term Start2:November 2006
Term End2:November 2010
Order3:Member of the Saeima
Constituency3:Latgale
Term Start3:November 1998
Term End3:November 2002
Birth Date:18 December 1966
Birth Place:Daugavpils, Soviet Union
Otherparty:European Free Alliance
Citizenship:USSR (until 1991)
Latvia (since 1991)
Alma Mater:University of Latvia
Profession:biologist

Miroslavs Mitrofanovs or Miroslav Mitrofanov[1] (Russian: Миросла́в Бори́сович Митрофа́нов, Miroslav Borisovich Mitrofanov; born 18 December 1966 in Daugavpils, Latvia) is a Latvian Russian journalist and politician, Member of the 7th and 9th Saeima for For Human Rights in United Latvia. Co-chairman of ForHRUL (later renamed LRU) since 2011. He had been a member of the European Parliament since March 2018[2] until July 2019. In 2020, Mitrofanov was elected to the Riga City Council.[3]

In 2020 Mitrofanovs, alongside his party members Tatjana Ždanoka and Andrejs Mamikins, was included in the European Platform for Democratic Elections database of "biased observers" for backing disputed and rigged elections in Russia and occupied Ukraine.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Miroslav Mitrofanov . Russians of Latvia . Institute of the Russian heritage of Latvia . August 22, 2018.
  2. Web site: Berezovskaya . Alla . Miroslav Mitrofanov speaks on the struggle for the "Russian issues" in the European Parliament . Russki Mir . 1 March 2019 . 10 August 2018.
  3. Web site: August 29, 2020 Riga city elections . rd2020.cvk.lv.
  4. Web site: Five Latvian politicians named as 'politically biased election observers'. July 3, 2020. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. July 19, 2020.

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