00:00Latvia's parliament will vote on a new government proposed by opposition lawmaker Andres Kuiberg
00:05after the previous government collapsed over its handling of stray Ukrainian drones
00:10which entered the country's airspace.
00:13Kuiberg, leader of the United Least Party, aims to form a four-party majority government.
00:22The Baltic states, close allies of Kiev and members of NATO,
00:25have reported repeated incursions by Russian drones in recent months
00:29as Ukraine steps up attacks on targets inside Russia, including near the Baltic Sea.
00:35Prime Minister Evika Selenya stepped down after a dispute within her coalition
00:39over the government's handling of the drone incursions,
00:42triggering its collapse just five months before a scheduled general election.
00:47Kuiberg's United list is the largest opposition bloc in parliament
00:50and would take office if lawmakers approve him and his centre-right cabinet.
00:54National security is expected to remain a top priority for his coalition,
00:59with the Baltic states maintaining a hard line on Russia
01:02and remaining among the most outspoken critics of Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
01:07Selenya's government will remain in a caretaker role until a successor is sworn in.
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