Latvia's Kulbergs eyes election win as Russia divides society
Kulbergs’ United List leads polls with 14.4% support, but coalition talks may be difficult as seven parties are expected to win seats.
- On Saturday, Latvians head to the polls to elect 100 members of the Saeima, with pro-Ukrainian Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List leading a fragmented parliamentary race.
- Rising security concerns drive the campaign, as officials warn of Russian hybrid threats and airspace incursions that previously forced the collapse of former Prime Minister Evika Silina's cabinet in May.
- While the center-right United List polls at 22.7%, right-wing populist Ainars Slesers of Latvia First and the 'Moscow-friendly Sovereign Power' party vie for support among Russian-speaking voters.
- Kulbergs vowed "unwavering support to Ukraine," though Sovereign Power leader Julia Stepanenko argued the aid harms Latvia's economy, creating an ideological divide complicating coalition formation.
- Regardless of the outcome, the winner must navigate a volatile security environment as Western officials monitor Moscow's escalating hybrid tactics along the Baltic borders with Russia and Belarus.
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Polls show Kulbergs' centrist party, United List, garnering around 14% of the vote, with the pro-Russian party Sovereign Force following closely. The post Parliamentary elections in Latvia – The country is divided, in the shadow of the war in Ukraine appeared first on in.gr.
Citizens of Latvia are voting in parliamentary elections today, in which pro-Ukrainian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is expected to remain in power.
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