“I’m prepared to do what’s best for the country, but I don’t know what that is.”
Speaker of Latvian parliament, Saeima, Indulis Emsis on Sept. 17, 2007.
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“I’m prepared to do what’s best for the country, but I don’t know what that is.”
Speaker of Latvian parliament, Saeima, Indulis Emsis on Sept. 17, 2007.
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