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The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones

Latvia Politics - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned Thursday, after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner, pulled support from the government and left her without a majority.

Her resignation came after Latvia’s Defense Minister Andris Spruds, from the Progressives Party, was forced to resign last week over the government’s handling of multiple incidents involving stray drones suspected to be from Ukraine crossing into Latvian territory. Silina said at the time Spruds had lost her trust and that of the public.

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