Song and dance festival 2013 - speech of president of Latvia
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga has been one of the most charismatic presidents and leaders of Latvia in all our short history. In my opinion one of the ways how she got this success was her speeches. And her speech in Mežaparks in 2001 on Song and dance festival closing concert is definitely one of the most remarkable speeches. She asked all public and all singers to say together that ’’we (Latvians) are strong, we are prominent (raženi), we are beautiful, we know what we want, and what we want we can, and what we can we do’’. That was very beautiful moment in history of Latvia because usually we do not have such leaders who could make us believe and say loud that we believe in ourselves and in Latvia.
On the contrary, our current president Andris Bērziņš who has been in his post for two years now misses this ability to speak and reach Latvians. But after economic crisis we need someone more than ever who could say loud that we are strong and that we can.
▻http://www.president.lv/pk/content/?art_id=21017
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