Europe

A large crowd of people gathered in Riga Town Hall Square on Saturday to show their support for Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs whose home was recently searched as part of a probe into alleged corruption in a municipal company.

Many supporters of the mayor had arrived to the rally with posters expressing support for Usakovs and lambasting the Latvian government whose ministers have been calling for the mayor’s resignation.

Some protesters were holding signs with demands for various social improvements like lowering the prices of medicines and preventing emigration.

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