The well-known sociologist assesses the situation in the country extremely pessimistically.
The director of the sociological research center, Arnis Kaktiņš, noted in an interview with Latvian Radio that for many years, the majority of Latvians have expressed extreme dissatisfaction with what is happening in the country during surveys, showing discontent with the political system. Only 14-18% of respondents believe that Latvia is developing in the right direction.
"We can judge that the system is not functioning properly based on the results - Latvia occupies the last or second-to-last places in all important European rankings. Everything looks bad. The trajectory of development is such that soon the last one will turn off the light," stated the sociologist. The situation in the country is made even more tragic by... alcoholism. The sociologist reminded that Latvia is one of the world leaders in alcohol consumption per capita.
"We consume alcohol in abnormal volumes. As a consequence, a significant part of society is in varying degrees of degradation and degeneration," concluded A. Kaktiņš.
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