 In September 1991, following the failed August Coup attempt and the restoration of Latvian independence from the USSR, the transitional parliament, the Supreme Council passed a decree proscribing the Interfront, along with the Communist Party of Latvia and some other pro-soviet organizations.As a result of this ban, those known to have been members in Interfront after 13 January 1991 have faced restrictions on naturalization as citizens of Latvia.Former Interfront activists who hold citizenship of Latvia have been barred from standing as candidates for election to the Saeima (parliament) or municipal councils.