Latvia votes: Prime Minister Kulbergs' party far ahead
Early figures from Saturday's parliamentary election put Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List on 35.6% of the vote.
Key facts
- Next: Latvia First 11.3%, National Alliance 8.7%, New Unity 6.7%, Union of Greens and Farmers 3.7%.
- Turnout was 50.81%, the lowest in Latvia's electoral history (data from 995 of 1,059 polling stations).
- Votes were counted by hand after errors in the automated system during an earlier count.
Who is Kulbergs
- The 47-year-old has a background in business and the car industry. He became prime minister about four months before the election, after Evika Siliņa's government collapsed.
Source: PAP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)