Latvia’s Riga city court has issued an arrest warrant for former MP Aleksejs Roslikovs of the pro-Russian opposition party, For Stability, who has been charged with inciting national and ethnic hatred, LSM reports. At a press conference in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, Roslikovs suggested that he might not return to Latvia, LETA reported. Earlier, he resigned from…
Estonia’s three opposition parties, national-conservative Fatherland (Isamaa), populist Estonian Centre Party (Keskerakond), and the Social Democratic Party (SDE), are the country’s most popular political parties, according to Norstat’s new poll for the Institute for Societal Research (YI), ERR reports. Fatherland’s support now stands at 26.3%, the Centre Party’s at 21.9%, and SDE’s at 15.1%. The…
Lithuania’s opposition Union of Democrats for Lithuania (DSVL) may rejoin the government, ELTA reports. DSVL chairman, MP Saulius Skvernelis, neither confirmed nor denied potential coalition talks. Earlier, President Gitanas Nauseda urged the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) to make changes to the ruling coalition. This was after ten MPs, all of whom represent coalition…
Latvia’s populist opposition party, Latvia First (LPV), remains the country’s most popular political party, according to a new SKDS poll done in March 2026 for LTV, LSM reports. LPV now has the support of 8.9% of voters, which is up from 8.6% in the previous poll in November 2025. The ruling coalition’s Progressives comes in…
Most Estonians support the re-election of President Alar Karis for a second term in office, according to a new Norstat poll for the Institute for Societal Research (YI), Baltic News reports. The survey conducted in early March 2026 shows that 70% of respondents support and 17% oppose electing Karis for a second term. He is…
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has allocated EUR 2.5mn of state funding to ten political parties, BNS reports. The ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) received EUR 662,700 and the main opposition party, Homeland Union, EUR 612,000. VRK suspended funding for the far-right coalition party, Dawn of Nemunas (PPNA), due to serious violations of…
The council of elders of the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, agreed that the next presidential election could be held on 2-3 September 2026, ERR reports. The council will meet again on 26 February 2026 to discuss a possible candidate to the post. Õnne Pillak, chairwoman of the parliamentary group of the ruling Estonian Reform Party,…
Estonian President Alar Karis and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina back an idea to appoint a special EU envoy for talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine, Euronews reports. Speaking in interviews at the World Governments Summit in the UAE, both Karis and Silina said that any communication with Russia should be conducted…
Estonia’s national conservative opposition party, Fatherland (Isamaa), remained the country’s most popular political party in January 2026, according to Norstat’s latest poll for the Institute for Societal Research (YI), ERR reports. Fatherland’s support stood at 26.4%, followed by the opposition Estonian Centre Party (Keskerakond) with 20.7% and the ruling Estonian Reform Party with 15.2%. The…