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Pro-Ukraine Coalition Secures 35% in Latvian Election, Government Talks Begin
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News18•04-10-2026, 18:30
Pro-Ukraine Coalition Secures 35% in Latvian Election, Government Talks Begin
- •Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs's pro-Ukraine four-party coalition won 35% of the vote in the recent parliamentary election.
- •Negotiations to form a new government are set to begin following the election results.
- •The previous governing coalition collapsed in May due to a political crisis, leading to the formation of the current coalition led by Kulbergs of the centrist United List party.
- •Latvia, a Baltic nation bordering Russia and Belarus, strongly supports Ukraine against Moscow's invasion.
- •Voter turnout exceeded 51%, with nearly 1.56 million people eligible to elect 100 members to the Saeima for a four-year term.
Key Questions Answered
The pro-Ukraine governing coalition led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs secured 35 per cent of the vote in the parliamentary election.
The centrist United List party is expected to take 42 seats in the 100-member single-chamber Saeima.
The voter turnout for the election was above 51 per cent, with nearly 1.56 million eligible voters out of a population of more than 1.8 million.
