{"id":31922,"date":"2026-10-04T16:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=31922"},"modified":"2026-10-04T17:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:09:36","slug":"vybory-latviya-kulbergs-ukrayina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/vybory-latviya-kulbergs-ukrayina\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia has adopted a pro-Ukrainian stance: the Prime Minister\u2019s party has secured a historic victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The centrist \u00abUnited List\u00bb led by the Latvian Prime Minister <strong>Andris Kulbergs<\/strong> secured a convincing victory in the parliamentary elections. With almost all the votes counted, the political party had secured around <strong>35.3% of the vote and wins 42 out of 100 seats in the Sejm<\/strong> \u2014 This is the best result achieved by any single political party since Latvia regained its independence in 1991. The victory puts Kulbergs in a strong position to form a new pro-European and pro-Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00abAndris Kulbergs\u00bb \u2018United List\u2019 received around 35.3% votes.<\/li>\n<li>The party has won 42 out of 100 seats in the Sejm \u2014 a record result since the restoration of independence.<\/li>\n<li>Kulbergs advocates continued support for Ukraine and a tough stance towards Russia.<\/li>\n<li>One of the campaign\u2019s key points was to maintain defence spending at 5% of GDP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u00abThe \u00bbJoint List\u2019 won 42 seats<\/h2>\n<p>The Sejm elections took place on 3 October. According to preliminary results, the \u00abUnited List\u00bb was well ahead of its rivals and secured the largest parliamentary group in the new parliament.<\/p>\n<p>According to Reuters, after 97% votes had been counted, Kulbergs\u2019 party had <strong>35.3% votes<\/strong>, which secured her 42 seats. Euronews, having counted over 99.9% of the votes, reported a figure of around 35.4%. The final official results are to be confirmed by the Latvian Central Election Commission at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>This result was the best ever achieved by a single political party in Latvia\u2019s parliamentary elections since the country regained its independence. However, the \u00abUnited List\u00bb did not secure an absolute majority: to gain control of the 100-seat Saeima, at least <strong>51 MPs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Support for Ukraine was one of the key issues of the campaign<\/h2>\n<p>Kulbergs built his campaign around issues of national security, the threat from Russia and the need to strengthen the country\u2019s defence capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister has promised to maintain Latvia\u2019s defence spending at around <strong>5% GDP<\/strong>, to develop anti-drone systems and to continue providing military and political support to Ukraine. He is also opposed to a return to economic dependence on Russia, describing it as a risk to the country\u2019s security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/latviia-liniia-oborony-proty-rf\/\">Latvia<\/a> It is a member of NATO and the EU and shares a border with Russia and Belarus, which is why the issues of the war in Ukraine and possible Russian hybrid aggression became central themes during the election campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Kulberg needs to form a coalition<\/h2>\n<p>Despite this historic result, 42 seats are not enough to form a government on its own. One of the possible partners mentioned is <strong>National Association<\/strong>, which also takes a hard line on Russia and supports a policy of strengthening defence. According to the provisional allocation of seats, an alliance between the two parties could potentially secure a parliamentary majority.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, populist parties have also increased their representation. \u00abLatvia First\u00bb won around 13%, but the victory of the \u00abUnited List\u00bb leaves Kulbergs as the leading contender to form the next government. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afp.com\/en\/pro-europe-latvian-pm-wins-poll-dominated-russia-social-worries?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the election results do not alter Riga\u2019s fundamental foreign policy course: <strong>Support for Ukraine, membership of the EU and NATO, and deterring Russia remain key areas of the country\u2019s policy<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0426\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u00ab\u041e\u0431\u2019\u0454\u0434\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 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