Editing Latvia (section)

=== Political culture ===

In 2010 parliamentary [[2010 Latvian parliamentary election|election]] ruling centre-right coalition won 63 out of 100 parliamentary seats. Left-wing opposition [[Harmony Centre]] supported by Latvia's Russian-speaking minority got 29 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11460358|title=Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition wins elections|work=BBC News|date=3 October 2010|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729113428/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11460358|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2013, Latvian Prime Minister [[Valdis Dombrovskis]], in office since 2009, resigned after at least 54 people were killed and dozens injured in the [[Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse|collapse at a supermarket]] in Riga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-latvia-supermarket-collapse-prime-minister-resigns-20131127-story.html|title=Latvia's prime minister resigns over deadly supermarket collapse|date=27 November 2013|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625192313/https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-latvia-supermarket-collapse-prime-minister-resigns-20131127-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014 parliamentary [[2014 Latvian parliamentary election|election]] was won again by the ruling centre-right coalition formed by the [[Unity (Latvia)|Unity]] Party, the [[National Alliance (Latvia)|National Alliance]] and the [[Union of Greens and Farmers]]. They got 61 seats and Harmony got 24.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29504093|title=Latvia election: Coalition keeps strong Russian party out|work=BBC News|date=6 October 2014|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604131957/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29504093|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2015, country's first female prime minister, in office since January 2014, [[Laimdota Straujuma]] resigned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/latvias-premier-laimdota-straujuma-steps-down-1449480185|title=Latvia's Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma Steps Down|first=Juris|last=Kaža|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=5 December 2015|via=www.wsj.com|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625184711/https://www.wsj.com/articles/latvias-premier-laimdota-straujuma-steps-down-1449480185|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2016, a coalition of Union of Greens and Farmers, The Unity and National Alliance was formed by new Prime Minister [[Maris Kucinskis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Latvia parliament approves PM Maris Kucinskis new government |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latvia-pm-idUSKCN0VK12A |work=Reuters |date=11 February 2016 |language=en |access-date=29 March 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625185828/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latvia-pm-idUSKCN0VK12A |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018 parliamentary [[2018 Latvian parliamentary election|election]] pro-Russian Harmony was again the biggest party securing 23 out of 100 seats, the second and third were the new populist parties [[KPV LV]] and [[New Conservative Party (Latvia)|New Conservative Party]]. Ruling coalition, comprising the Union of Greens and Farmers, the National Alliance and the Unity party, lost.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45774578|title=Pro-Russia party wins Latvia election but tough talks loom|work=BBC News|date=8 October 2018|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608194609/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45774578|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2019, Latvia got a government led by new Prime Minister [[Krisjanis Karins]] of the centre-right [[New Unity (Latvian political party)|New Unity]]. Karins' coalition was formed by five of the seven parties in parliament, excluding only the pro-Russia Harmony party and the Union of Greens and Farmers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Latvia's Karins confirmed as PM, ending lengthy political deadlock |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latvia-politics-idUSKCN1PH1OD |work=Reuters |date=23 January 2019 |language=en |access-date=29 March 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625190609/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latvia-politics-idUSKCN1PH1OD |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 September 2023, [[Evika Siliņa]] became the new prime minister of Latvia, following  resignation of former Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš previous month. Siliņa's government is  a three-party coalition between her own [[New Unity]] (JV) party, the Greens and Farmers Union (ZZS), and the social-democratic Progressives (PRO) with total 52 of 100 seats in the parliament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Evika Siliņa is Latvia's new prime minister |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/evika-silina-is-latvias-new-prime-minister/ |work=POLITICO |date=15 September 2023 |language=en |access-date=16 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918091229/https://www.politico.eu/article/evika-silina-is-latvias-new-prime-minister/ |url-status=live }}</ref>