Latvia's EU Exit from Istanbul Convention
Vote: 56 in favor, 32 against, 2 abstentions.
Right-Wing parties and Union of Greens and Farmers led withdrawal push.
5,000 protested in Riga against withdrawal.
Women's rights groups and MARTA Center highlighted lives saved.
President Edgars Rinkevics may sign or veto the motion.
If signed, Latvia would be first EU country to quit the Convention, second after Turkey.
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