RIGA (Sputnik) — Majority of lawmakers in the Daugavpils city council voted for the ouster of Elksnins. The measure was taken after nine representatives of the council submitted a request for the mayor's dismissal.
Мэр Даугавпилса Андрей Элксниньш потерял свой пост pic.twitter.com/rjb2Tryz6u
— Alex Yes (@nononono_kun) 2 сентября 2017 г.
"Andrejs Elksnins has been sent into retirement," the press service said.
Elksnins is a member of the Harmony party, which, among other issues, deals with the matters related to Latvia's Russian-speaking population.
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia and has an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking population.