Three parties sign coalition deal to form Latvia’s government
Al JazeeraThe deal comes weeks after a general election that was shaped by Russia’s war in Ukraine and economic woes. Three Latvian parties have signed a deal to form a coalition government more than two months after a general election in the Baltic country that was shaped by neighbouring Russia’s war in Ukraine and economic woes. The new Cabinet will be led by Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ governing centre-right New Unity party, which won the most votes, 19 percent, in the October 1 general election. The parties on Wednesday pledged to direct the new government’s work to five areas, in particular: Latvia’s security, education, energy, competitiveness and quality of life. Most notably, none of the parties catering to Latvia’s sizable ethnic Russian minority, which makes up more than 25 percent of the country’s 1.9 million people, managed to secure a seat in the parliament.
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