Nationalist party wants to make March 16 an official memorial day
The right-of-center National Alliance wants to make March 16, the controversial date when parades are staged to honor the Latvian Waffen-SS divisions, into an official memorial day, party head Raivis Dzintars told LTV March 8.
"We shouldn't be ashamed to honor Latvian freedom fighters," said Dzintars, after saying that, for a time in the 90s, March 16 was indeed a memorial day.
The party intends to submit amendments to the official calendar to the Latvian parliament within the next few days.
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