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Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins announces resignation

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Monday that he and his government will resign later this week.

"This Thursday I will submit the resignation of myself and this cabinet to the president," Mr Karins told a press conference.

On Friday, Mr Karins had said he hoped to reconfigure the government after the current coalition partners rejected his proposal for a cabinet reshuffle, local news agency BNS reported.

Mr Karins' centre-right New Unity party plans to select its candidate for the post of prime minister on Wednesday, he said.

It is ultimately up to President Edgars Rinkevics to give a mandate to a new potential prime minister to try to form a government.

Any new coalition would also face a vote in parliament before it can take office.

The next Latvian election for parliament is scheduled for 2026.