The government crisis continues. The President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, listened to the opinions of the representatives of the Saeima factions on models of government coalition and possible candidates for the position of Prime Minister on Friday.
The negotiations did not bring clarity regarding the formation of the government. A candidate for the position of Prime Minister has not been found. Thus, Evika Siliņa will continue to perform the duties of the head of government.
The President will continue consultations tomorrow, Saturday, May 16, at the Riga Castle, meeting again with all the delegated representatives of the Saeima factions.
Tomorrow at 16:00, Rinkēvičs promised to make a statement, during which a new Prime Minister may be named.
As reported by bb.lv, formally, among the three parties of the future coalition, the Union of Greens and Farmers has the most votes in the Saeima. However, in light of the "wood processing scandal," the president may not risk nominating a candidate from the "Greens and Farmers" V. Valainis for Prime Minister.
In this case, the candidate from the United List, Andris Kulbergs, has good chances.
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