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BackParlamentswahl in Lettland: Mitte-Rechts-Bündnis Vereinigte Liste siegt klar
Parlamentswahl in Lettland: Mitte-Rechts-Bündnis Vereinigte Liste siegt klar
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Parlamentswahl in Lettland: Mitte-Rechts-Bündnis Vereinigte Liste siegt klar

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  • Bei der Parlamentswahl in Lettland hat das Mitte-Rechts-Bündnis Vereinigte Liste unter Ministerpräsident Andris Kulbergs mit 35,4 Prozent der Stimmen gewonnen und sein Ergebnis mehr als verdreifacht.
  • Populistische Parteien wie Lettland an erster Stelle und Souveräne Macht erzielten ebenfalls starke Zugewinne.
  • Für eine Regierungsbildung müsste Kulbergs neue Koalitionspartner suchen, da seine bisherigen Partner schwach abschnitten.

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Die Parlamentswahl in Lettland fand statt, wobei das Mitte-Rechts-Bündnis Vereinigte Liste unter Ministerpräsident Andris Kulbergs antreten musste. Bei der vorherigen Wahl hatte das Bündnis ein deutlich schlechteres Ergebnis erzielt.

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Bei der Parlamentswahl in Lettland hat sich das Mitte-Rechts-Bündnis Vereinigte Liste von Ministerpräsident Andris Kulbergs klar durchgesetzt. Wie die Daten der Wahlkommission in der Hauptstadt Riga nach Auszählung von fast allen Wahllokalen zeigten, geht die Partei mit 35,4 Prozent der Stimmen als klare Siegerin hervor. Ihr Ergebnis im Vergleich zur vorigen Wahl konnte sie damit mehr als verdreifachen.

Starke Zugewinne bei der Wahl verzeichneten auch die populistischen Kräfte. Zweitstärkste Kraft wird die Partei Lettland an erster Stelle, mit 13,2 Prozent. Sie liegt vor der Partei Souveräne Macht, die auf 11,8 Prozent kommt. Beide dürften besonders bei der russischstämmigen Minderheit profitiert haben. Dahinter folgen die linksgerichteten Progressiven, mit 7,4 Prozent.

Trotz des Wahlsiegs muss sich Kulbergs bei der Regierungsbildung wohl neue Koalitionspartner suchen. Die rechtskonservative Nationale Allianz und die gemäßigte Neue Einheit erzielten laut der zuvor erfolgten Nachwahlbefragungen nur 8,7 beziehungsweise 6,7 Prozent der Stimmen. Damit wäre eine neue Regierung nur mit den sozialdemokratischen proeuropäischen Progressiven oder mit der populistischen Partei Lettland Zuerst möglich.

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  • Die Vereinigte Liste wird Koalitionsverhandlungen mit den Progressiven oder der Partei Lettland an erster Stelle aufnehmen.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Mit welchen Parteien wird die Vereinigte Liste eine Koalition bilden?
  • Wie wird die Regierungsarbeit unter den möglichen Koalitionspartnern aussehen?
  • Welche konkreten politischen Änderungen plant die siegreiche Partei?

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This article was originally published by Die Zeit.

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