Krisjanis Karins, the current Prime Minister of Latvia, justifies his departure with a “lack of dynamics” and “the need for a new government coalition.”
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karens announced on Monday that he would resign in full his executive responsibility on Thursday, citing the decision as a “lack of dynamics” within the ruling coalition.
“Today, I will ask the leaders of the New Unity Party (JV, Karen is a member) to present a new candidate for prime minister. That means there will be a new prime minister,” the 58-year-old said. American-born politician, United for Journalists.
To justify his decision, the politician invoked “lack of dynamics” and “the need for a new government coalition.”
Karen also announced on social network X (formerly Twitter): “Currently, Nova Unidad and the National Alliance (two parties within the coalition) are blocking work for prosperity and economic growth” in the country.
Latvia, a member of NATO and the European Union, held its last parliamentary elections in October 2022.
The pro-Western party Nova Unidad won the elections with about 19% of the vote, but only managed to form a coalition with 53 out of 100 parliamentarians.
The JV joined the United List (Greens and regional center parties) and the National Alliance (centre-right) to form the new coalition.
As Latvia’s prime minister since 2019, Karens recently attempted to broaden the alliance by inviting left-wing Social Democratic progressives to join government, but has faced heavy criticism from within the ruling bloc.
The new unit is now expected to nominate a candidate to succeed Karens after his official resignation.
The Prime Minister of Latvia has announced that he will formally hand in his resignation to Latvian President Edgar Renkivics on Thursday.
Karens was Prime Minister in two coalition governments between 2018 and 2022 and was also Minister for Economics and the European Parliament.
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