"Latvian centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation, after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner, pulled support from the government and left her without a majority. I am resigning, but I am not giving up, Silina, who has been prime minister since 2023, said in a televised statement on Thursday."
"Her resignation came days after Latvia's Defence Minister Andris Spruds, from the Progressives Party, was forced to resign over the government's handling of several incidents involving stray drones suspected to be from Ukraine crossing into Latvian territory. Silina said at the time that Spruds had lost her trust and that of the public."
"The drone incidents clearly demonstrated that the political leadership of the defence sector has failed to fulfil its promise of safe skies over our country, Silina said on Sunday, explaining Spruds's resignation. On May 7, two suspected Ukrainian drones entered Latvia, one of them crashing at a fuel storage facility."
"My priority has always been, and remains, the well-being and security of Latvia's people, Silina wrote on X on Thursday. Parties and coalitions change, but Latvia endures. And my responsibility to society comes above all else. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha offered to help the Baltic states and Finland to prevent such incidents in the"
Evika Silina announced her resignation after the Progressives Party withdrew support from the government, leaving her without a parliamentary majority. She said she was resigning but would not give up. Her resignation followed the forced resignation of Defence Minister Andris Spruds, also from the Progressives Party, over the government’s handling of incidents involving stray drones suspected to be from Ukraine entering Latvian territory. Silina said the defence leadership failed to deliver safe skies and that Spruds had lost trust from the public. Suspected Ukrainian drones entered Latvia on May 7, including one that crashed at a fuel storage facility. Similar drone incidents have affected Baltic and other European countries since the Ukraine war began, prompting criticism of regional readiness ahead of October elections.
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