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Latvian Prime Minister’s Party Leads Parliamentary Election

Andris Kulbergs’ "United List" has won 35.3% of the vote after ballots were counted at 1,007 of 1,059 polling stations.

Latvian Prime Minister’s Party Leads Parliamentary Election
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The "United List" party of Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is confidently winning the country’s parliamentary election, held on Saturday, 3 October.

This is reported by LSM.

As of 7:30am on Sunday, 4 October, the vast majority of polling stations had completed the vote count – 1,007 of 1,059. On these figures, six candidate lists have a chance of entering the 15th Saeima.

The prime minister’s "United List" remains in the lead on 35.3%. It is followed by "Latvia First" (LPV) with 13.1% and "Sovereign Power" with 11.8%.

In fourth place is the "National Alliance" (9%), followed by the "Progressives" (7.4%) and "New Unity" (6.3%).

Also close to the 5% threshold required to enter the Saeima is the "Union of Greens and Farmers" on 4.5%.

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