United List wins Latvia’s election with 35.3% of the vote — Interia

The centrist United List, led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, won Latvia’s parliamentary election. After all ballots were counted, the political force received 35.3% of the vote and 41 seats in parliament, Interia reports.

Distribution of seats

Second place went to the right-wing populist party Latvia First, which received 13.1% of the vote and won 17 seats. Third was the conservative alliance Sovereign Power and the Union of Young Latvians, with 11.7% of the vote and 15 seats.

The National Alliance received the support of 8.9% of voters and won 10 seats. The Progressives also entered parliament with 7.9% and 10 seats, while New Unity of former Prime Minister Evika Siliņa received 6.3% of the vote and seven seats.

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Likely coalition

Voter turnout was 51.8%. According to the LETA agency, this is the lowest participation rate in parliamentary elections in the country since the 1990s. Interia also notes that the United List’s result was the best for a single political force since 1993.

Commentators on Latvian television channel LTV consider the formation of a governing coalition involving the United List, the National Alliance and New Unity likely. In that case, Andris Kulbergs will try to form a new government.