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Latvian PM Laimdota Straujuma resigns

Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma said today (7 December) that she was resigning her post after political squabbles within her centre right ruling coalition and dissatisfaction about her leadership.

Latvian government resigns over supermarket disaster

Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis resigned today (27 November), taking responsibility for the collapse of a supermarket roof that killed 54 people last week and plunging the Baltic state into turmoil weeks ahead of its entry into the eurozone.

Centre-right scores ‘surprisingly well’ in Latvia elections

Latvia's prime minister began talks yesterday (3 October) on forming a new majority government after a strong election win kept the country on its IMF-led austerity path to eventual eurozone entry.

Centre right wins Latvian election

The centre-right New Era party, led by the former central bank chief Einars Repse, won the 5 October election in Latvia with more than 23 per cent of the vote.

Latvians elect new parliament on Saturday

Latvia's general elections on 5 October focus on corruption rather than EU and NATO accession which are taken for granted by voters.