Latvia PM Kulbergs wins election held under shadow of Ukraine war
Partial results show United List ahead with 36.5% as Kulbergs may still need coalition partners to govern.
- Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs led his centrist, pro-Ukraine United List party to a decisive victory in the national parliamentary election, securing over 35% of the vote.
- The election was dominated by national security concerns following recent Russian drone incursions, cyber threats, and hybrid warfare activities across Baltic nations.
- The populist, MAGA-style Latvia First party finished second with roughly 13% of the vote after campaigning heavily to court the country’s substantial ethnic Russian minority.
- Kulbergs pledged to maintain robust military aid to Ukraine, strengthen defense capabilities along Latvia's eastern border, and reinforce cooperation with NATO allies.
- Coalition negotiations are expected to begin immediately as Kulbergs seeks to form a stable pro-Western government with aligned centrist and reformist parliamentary blocs.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe United List, centrist coalition of Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, obtained an overwhelming victory in the general elections of Latvia held on Saturday, obtaining 35.3% of the votes, according to data from the electoral commission released this Sunday. When 97% of the votes are counted, the political force led by Kulbergs received the support of just over a third of the electorate, the best result for a political party in the history of the …
In recent months, the polls anticipated results that were not favourable for the Kulbergs party, which managed to gain consensus: "Better than expected." The parties grew up with positions closer to Moscow, but not decisively.
The center-right United List party of Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has won parliamentary elections in the Baltic state, according to preliminary results on Sunday. With more than 99.9 percent of votes counted, the United List was leading with 35.4 percent, according to state television. In the 100-seat parliament, Kulbergs' party secured 42 seats, a record for the post-independence history of the former Soviet republic, local media rep…
Win marks largest number of seats won by single political force in history of Latvia's parliament, surpassing previous record set in 1993
Pro-Ukraine Governing Coalition On Top in Latvian Election
Latvian lawmakers on Sunday planned to begin negotiations to form a new government following a parliamentary election in which pro-Ukraine Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs's four-party coalition emerged with 35% of the vote.
In Latvia, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs wins the parliamentary election with a large margin. He wants to continue the pro-Ukrainian course – but social policy threatens to reverse.
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