RIGA, May 15 (Bernama-dpa) -- Latvia's President Edgars Rinkēvičs has begun talks with the six parties represented in parliament following the resignation of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
The head of state of the Baltic European Union (EU) and NATO member country first met the Progressives at Riga Castle on Friday.
The left-wing party withdrew its support for the liberal-conservative prime minister over a political dispute regarding the handling of drone incidents on the border with Russia, thereby causing the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition.
Siliņa, who had been at the helm of the government since September 2023, submitted her resignation on Thursday.
Under the Latvian constitution, this automatically leads to the resignation of the entire cabinet, which will, however, remain in office on an interim basis until a new government is confirmed.
The government crisis has hit Latvia just a few months before the parliamentary elections in October.
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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