One of the initiators of the bill, former Chairwoman of the Carnikava County Council, currently Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa (Greens and Farmers' Union/ZZS), explained that the idea of Carnikava obtaining city status has been around for more than ten years. She noted that people have expressed such a desire in strategic documents, and public discussions have been held on this topic several times.
Mieriņa pointed out that Carnikava is currently the largest village in Latvia...