More indecision, as usual...

The Latvian government, having called an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers (that is, of itself) in order to make a decision about how and/or whether to privatize Lattelecom, has come to no decision and will try to decide again at its regular meeting on April 1.  April Fool' s Day, how appropriate.

My thoughts (writing from Stockholm where I did an interview) is that Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis, scheduled to visit Sweden on Monday, March 31, avoided a possible split in the coalition between his (and the Minister of Transport Ainars Slesers) party and the Minister of Economics Kaspars Gerhards of the nationalist Fatherland & Freedom, who have vehemently opposed Slesers' plans to  nationalize Lattelecom (see earlier posts).

Having a Latvian government come apart on April Fool's Day would be more than appropriate. We shall see...