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Latvia votes: Prime Minister Kulbergs' party far ahead

Early figures from Saturday's parliamentary election put Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List on 35.6% of the vote.

Key facts

  • Next: Latvia First 11.3%, National Alliance 8.7%, New Unity 6.7%, Union of Greens and Farmers 3.7%.
  • Turnout was 50.81%, the lowest in Latvia's electoral history (data from 995 of 1,059 polling stations).
  • Votes were counted by hand after errors in the automated system during an earlier count.

Who is Kulbergs

  • The 47-year-old has a background in business and the car industry. He became prime minister about four months before the election, after Evika Siliņa's government collapsed.

Source: PAP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

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