Latvia’s ruling New Unity party retained its lead in opinion polls in July 2023, according to the latest SKDS survey, LSM reports. New Unity had the support of 12.6% of respondents, which was up from 11.5% in June 2023. The Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) came in second with 8.0% support (7.5%), followed by…
Latvian capital Riga’s acting mayor, Vilnis Kirsis (New Unity), has invited all political groups in the current ruling coalition in the Riga City Council for talks to form a new coalition on 25 July 2023, LETA reports. Kirsis suggested that the talks could be held either with each political group individually or with all groups…
Latvia’s New Unity remained the country’s most popular political party in June 2023, according to the latest SKDS poll, LSM reports. The survey showed 11.5% support for New Unity, which was up 1 percentage point from May 2023. Opposition party Latvia First came in second with 10% (8.3%) of support, followed by the Progressives with…