Aldis Pauniņš informs about the statistics on the popularity of different political parties in Latvia, in connection with soon-to-be parliamentary election; excerpts from the discussion of representatives of 2 Latvian political parties about the similarities and differences of their parties: Edvīns Inkēns from "Latvijas ceļš" and Pēteris Tabūns from LNNK; phone interviews with different Latvian parlamentarians about the subject "what is political left wing(-ism)"; insight into the US political "kitchen", Republicans and Democrats, propaganda.

Tape label reads:

Author/host: Pavils Bruvers

Title: Special program on Political Parties in Latvia in anticipation of the 6th Parliamentary Elections

Content:

1. Statistics on the popularity of different political parties;

2. Report by Iveta Medina with interviews with Edvin Inkans, member of Latvia's Way party and Peteris Tabuns, LNNK Deputy about the parties' similarities and differences;

3. Discussion by Ingrid Schmidt of the differences between political party orientations- what does it mean if a party is left or right;

4. Biruta Sulmane (in New York) on politics in the U.S.