Chief Putin critic wins elections in Latvia, exit poll shows

Chief Putin critic wins elections in Latvia, exit poll shows

By Aaron Eglitis | BloombergLatvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, a staunch critic of Vladimir Putin, won a decisive victory in general elections as voters punished a party backed by ethnic Russians, an exit poll showed.Bolstered by its vocal opposition of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Karins’s New Unity won 22.5% of Saturday’s vote, compared with 11.5% for the upstart United List party, which came in second, according to an exit poll for the…

Chief Putin Critic Wins Elections in Latvia, Exit Poll Shows

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, a staunch critic of Vladimir Putin, won a decisive victory in general elections as voters punished a party backed by ethnic Russians.