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RIGA, May 14 (Bernama-dpa) -- Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned on Thursday after her Progressives coalition partner withdrew its support over drone incidents along the country's border with Russia, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
Siliņa, a member of the liberal-conservative Unity party, told a press conference in Riga that her decision had not been taken lightly but was the correct one under the circumstances.
She has been in office since September 2023.
The leftist Progressives withdrew their support and called on President Edgars Rinkēvičs to hold consultations on forming a new government after Defence Minister Andris Sprūds of the Progressives resigned on Sunday under pressure from Siliņa.
Siliņa had wanted to appoint Raivis Melnis, a colonel, to the post, rather than a member of the Progressives.
Under the Latvian constitution, the resignation of the prime minister leads automatically to the government's resignation.
Siliņa, the country's second female prime minister, will continue in office in a caretaker capacity.
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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