Svobodna Dnevnik

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El Correo Internacional

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Damara Larsen is announced winner of the 1583 Azuolas Nasvytis Prize
By: Elena Manstein
Published: Dein 11, 1583


Damara Larsen was recently elected as Prime Minister in the first free elections in Oslanburg in more than a decade.

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The Oslanburgan Prime Minister Damara Larsen was announced as winner of the 1583 Azuolas Nasvytis Prize for Freedom of Thought, a symbolical prize conceded by the Mordvanian parliament to people dedicated to the defense of human rights and democracy. The prize was established in 1581, and Larsen will become the fifth person to received the prize.

Larsen, who was imprisoned by the former regime in Oslanburg was released about a year ago, and became Prime Minister again after her party, the Oslanburgan Democratic Party, won the legislative elections by a lanslide.

Timoslav Muster, Chairman of the Mordvanian Assembly of Representatives, has declared that Damara Larsen return from "unlawful prison to successful democratic elections" was a great symbol for the "progress of freedom and democracy". in the region. "It showed that, despite how long it may take, the people who show strength to fight for democracy will prevail in the end".

The Oslanburgan Prime Minister is expected to received the prize in an official visit to the country late this year.