Latvian centrist moves to form coalition government

(Kathryn Carlson – Politico) Centrist Latvian lawmaker Andris Kulbergs announced his intention to form a coalition government with four parties, national media reported on Monday. Center-right Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s ruling coalition fell apart earlier this month due to political backlash over an incident in which two stray Ukrainian drones hit the Baltic state’s oil facilities. Following the government’s collapse, President Edgard Rinkevics asked Kulbergs, whose United List is the largest opposition group in the parliament, to lead coalition talks. According to the centrist politician, his party has reached a “division plan” with the right-wing National Alliance, the green-conservative Green and Farmers’ Union, and the center-right New Unity parties. – Latvian centrist moves to form coalition government – POLITICO