RIGA - The president of Latvia said on Saturday said he would call a referendum on dissolving parliament after the legislature last week blocked prosecutors from searching the home of a lawmaker in a corruption probe.
President Valdis Zatlers made the announcement in a live television address. Under the constitution, his decision means a referendum must be held. If people back the decision to dissolve parliament, new parliamentary elections are held. If he loses the vote, he must leave office.
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