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Latvia’s Center-right Ruling Coalition Wins Vote


RIGA, Latvia— Latvia’s ruling center-right coalition parties have won a majority of seats in a parliamentary election dominated by security issues and the Ukraine crisis.
With more than 90 percent of votes counted, the opposition pro-Russian Harmony party won most votes in Saturday’s election with 23 percent, while the Western-oriented three-party government had 56 percent of the vote.
Alarmed by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, Latvia coalition government has welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in the region as a protection against any aggression from Moscow.
A third of Latvia’s population is Russian-speaking, however, and the pro-Russia parties favor balancing the country’s Western orientation …read more

Source: The Epoch Times

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