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  "path": "/the-president-of-latvia-warns-of-a-possible-weakening-of-judicial-independence-277463",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T12:47:45.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Politics",
    "Social",
    "early retirement",
    "Edgars Rinkēvičs",
    "Featured",
    "judicial independence",
    "judicial system",
    "Law on Special Pensions for Judges and Prosecutors",
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    "The President of Latvia warns of a possible weakening of judicial independence",
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  "textContent": "The President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has returned the Law on Special Pensions for Judges and Prosecutors to the Saeima for reconsideration. In his explanatory note, he emphasizes that judicial independence is also linked to guarantees of financial security, and that the arguments underpinning the overall reform of the long-service pension system cannot be directly […]\n\nThe post The President of Latvia warns of a possible weakening of judicial independence appeared first on Baltic News Network.",
  "title": "The President of Latvia warns of a possible weakening of judicial independence"
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