Bens Latkovskis in Naeatkarīgā writes about an unexpected turn in the national agenda. "It seemed that 'Istanbul' divided the political class of Latvia into two irreconcilable camps - conditional liberals and conservatives - however, Tuesday came with a new political alignment.
The National Union and the 'United List' unexpectedly agreed with the president's proposal. This turn of events somewhat flips the existing 'chessboard' and raises the question: is a new coalition forming, where the former partners of 'Unity' return to their positions, while the SZK is punished for violations of the coalition agreement by being ousted from their position? One might ask - where are the 'Progressives'? With their eight votes this year before the elections, they would have remained there, just needing to shrink a bit, giving one ministerial seat to both sides.
"Moreover, before this law is reconsidered in the Saeima, the vision of these parties may also change again. Political chess has started again, where all sorts of wonders can happen. It must be acknowledged that this turn of events is purely objective, as it is hard to imagine any cohesive further joint life of the current coalition until the elections next year. The parties have 'gifted' each other so many toads that it is unlikely they can simply swallow them. Even if the current government of Evika Silina somehow survives these upheavals, it will only mean that this not-so-homogeneous government will continue to drag on its existence, allowing the opposition to build muscle at the expense of the dissatisfied. Combined with the 'No Parties' movement initiated by Alvis Hermanis, this would threaten completely unimaginable post-election political combinations now.
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