Parliamentary election in Latvia: center-right alliance United List clearly wins
Quick Look
- In the parliamentary election in Latvia, the center-right United List alliance under Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs won with 35.4 percent of the vote and more than tripled its result.
- Populist parties such as Latvia First and Sovereign Power also made strong gains.
- To form a government, Kulbergs would have to look for new coalition partners, as his previous partners performed poorly.
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Why It Matters
The parliamentary election in Latvia took place, with the center-right United List alliance under Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs having to take part. In the previous election, the alliance achieved a significantly worse result.
In the parliamentary elections in Latvia, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' center-right alliance United List clearly prevailed. As the data from the electoral commission in the capital Riga showed after counting from almost all polling stations, the party emerged as the clear winner with 35.4 percent of the votes. She was able to more than triple her result compared to the previous election.
The populist forces also recorded strong gains in the election. The Latvian party is the second strongest force, with 13.2 percent. She is ahead of the Sovereign Power Party, which has 11.8 percent. Both are likely to have benefited particularly from the minority of Russian origin. Behind them are the left-wing progressives, with 7.4 percent.
Despite the election victory, Kulbergs will probably have to look for new coalition partners when forming a government. According to previous post-election polls, the right-wing conservative National Alliance and the moderate New Unity only received 8.7 and 6.7 percent of the vote, respectively. This means that a new government would only be possible with the social democratic pro-European Progressives or with the populist Latvia First party.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The United List will begin coalition negotiations with the Progressives or the Latvia First Party.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Which parties will the United List form a coalition with?
- What will government work look like among the possible coalition partners?
- What specific policy changes is the winning party planning?
