Newly-elected Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics adresses Latvian Parliament in Riga, Latvia May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Latvia's parliament has elected long-serving Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as the country's next president, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Wednesday.
Rinkevics will represent Latvia, a European Union and NATO member nation, at NATO's Vilnius summit in July.
Rinkevics, 49, takes the largely ceremonial role after serving as Latvia's foreign minister since 2011. He has also served in the country's civil service.
Latvian Foreign Minister and Presidential candidate Edgars Rinkevics listens to parliamentary debate during the election of the country's new President in Riga, Latvia May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius, editing by Terje Solsvik)
Latvian Foreign Minister and Presidential candidate Edgars Rinkevics speaks to his rival Uldis Pilens before parliamentary debate during election of country's new President in Riga, Latvia May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ints KalninsLatvian Foreign Minister and Presidential candidate Edgars Rinkevics listens to parliamentary debate during the election of the country's new President in Riga, Latvia May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ints KalninsLatvian Foreign Minister and Presidential candidate Edgars Rinkevics listens to parliamentary debate during the election of the country's new President in Riga, Latvia May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
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