Evika Siliņa stands down after coalition collapses following sacking of defence minister Latvia’s centre-right prime minister has resigned over her government’s handling of Ukrainian drones that strayed into Latvian territory from Russia, bringing down her coalition government months before elections due in October. Evika Siliņa announced her resignation on Thursday, a day after the Progressives party, her left-leaning coalition partner, withdrew its support over her decision to fire the defence minister, Andris Sprūds, a Progressives member. The Progressives’ move left Siliņa, who leads the centre-right New Unity party, without a ruling majority. Latvia’s president, Edgars Rinkēvičs, is due to meet all party representatives on Friday for talks on a new government. Announcing her resignation, Siliņa said: “The most important thing for me is the wellbeing of Latvians and our country’s security … The brutal war waged by Russia in Ukraine has changed the security situation throughout Europe.” Sprūds was forced to resign on Sunday after Siliņa said he had lost her trust and that of the public over the handling of incidents involving stray drones, suspected to be from Ukraine, that had
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Evika Siliņa stands down after coalition collapses following sacking of defence minister Latvia’s centre-right prime minister has resigned over her government’s handling of Ukrainian drones that strayed into Latvian territory from Russia,…
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