Policy: the party "Consent" is unlikely to be represented in the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia
The party " Consent ", which is popular with Russian-speaking residents of Latvia will not get in the new government to be formed after the resignation of incumbent Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, told reporters on the first day of the week the head of the party "Unity" Solvita Aboltina.
Straujuma said on the first day of the week that resigns from the post of Prime Minister. This means that together with it leaves All the government.
The party "Consent" is the winner of the last elections to the Seimas, but It is placed in the opposing political organization to the coalition.
"The party" Consent "for the last time period took important decisions for the country, but the key is the situation after the elections when they supported a common position on the Ukrainian conflict, and has not terminated the contract with the party" United Russia ". For this reason, I think that the question of their inclusion in the coalition is irrelevant, " said Aboltina.
She said that the coalition government during the last period of time was enough conflict and ultimatums. Working in a broader coalition, to balance the public desire a lot easier, said the head of the party " Unity ".
currently a coalition of " Unity ", the Union green and peasants, national Association "All for Latvia" - "tessema brivibaj University" /LNNK. This coalition in the Sejm 61 mandates out of 100. In the opposing political organization are the party of "Consent" (24 seats), ENT (seven seats) and "No sirds Latvijai" (seven seats).
in Latvia there are 2 million people, about 40% of them are Russian speaking.