Latvian PM Silina resigns over handling of Ukraine drone incidents

Published 14 May, 2026 02:09pm 1 min read
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina. -- Reuters
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina. -- Reuters

Latvia’s centre-right ​Prime Minister Evika Silina said ‌she would resign on Thursday, triggering the collapse of her coalition government ​just months before an ​election is due in October.

“I am ⁠resigning, but I am not ​giving up,” she said in ​a televised statement.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics, who is tasked by the constitution to ​select a leader of the ​government, will meet all parliamentary parties on ‌Friday.

Silina, ⁠of the centre-right New Unity party, was left without a ruling majority in the parliament on ​Wednesday after ​the left-wing ⁠Progressives party said it was withdrawing its support.

The ​decision followed the firing over ​the ⁠weekend of Progressives’ Defence Minister Andris Spruds over the handling of ⁠incidents ​involving stray Ukrainian ​drones flying into Latvia from Russia.

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