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Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announces shock resignation after week of scandals

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announced on Thursday she will resign, triggering the collapse of the country's governing coalition ahead of key October parliamentary elections. On top of this, two senior Latvian politicians have been detained during a corruption investigation.

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00:00Latvijas centre-right prime minister Evika Selina announced on Thursday she will resign from the top job following controversy over
00:08her coalition and a drone incident.
00:11Selina's resignation means a de facto collapse of the governing tripartite coalition, which has been under strain for months.
00:18Redzot spēcīgu profesionālu kandidātu aizsardzības ministra amatam, politiskie tukšrunātāji izvēlējās nevis risinājumu, bet krīzi. Paldības krīzi.
00:30Tāpēc es paziņoju, ka atkāpjos no ministra prezidenta samata. Tas nav vieglas lēmums, bet tas ir godīgs lēmums šajā situācijā.
00:40Šobrīd cilvēkiem vairākā jau kad ir vajadzīgi drošības sajūt nevis partija ķīviņi, nevis amatu dalīšana vai politiska pozicionēšanās.
00:50Her resignation came after Latvia's defence minister Andrije Sprudz from the Progressive Party was forced to resign last week
00:58over the government's handling of multiple incidents involving stray drones crossing inter-Latvian territory.
01:04Let's go.
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