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Latvia's PM on track to lead pro-Ukraine coalition after parliamentary election victory

Cover image: Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs takes a selfie with a voter during a general election in Riga on October 3, 2026. © Ints Kalnins, Reuters

Latvian ​Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs was set to retain power and form a coalition after his centrist United List won parliamentary elections on Sunday, the biggest in the country's post-independence history. While the result is expected to reinforce the Baltic country’s pro-European and pro-Ukrainian stance, populist parties also made significant gains.

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' centre-right party emerged as the victor on Sunday from Latvia's parliamentary election, and he will now set about forming a coalition to maintain his pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course.

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