The ruling coalition in Latvia, which is located on the Baltic Sea and is a member of the European Union and NATO, lost its parliamentary majority, after a member belonging to a regional party resigned from the parliamentary group of left-wing progressives participating in the coalition, on Wednesday.
Latvian Radio reported that resigned member Edgars Zeldiris wants to continue in Parliament as an independent member, and as a result of the resignation, the three-party coalition led by Prime Minister Ivica Selina now officially holds 50 of the 100 seats in Parliament, but the coalition is largely supported by two independent members. In Parliament.
The ruling coalition, led by Celina, consists of the National Alliance Party (centre-right), the Progressives, the Farmers’ Union and the Greens.
The coalition held 52 seats when it took power after a change in government in September 2023, but an internal dispute in Celina’s party led to the expulsion of a member shortly afterwards.
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