Meanwhile, New Unity leader Krišjānis Kariņš said in an interview on Latvian Television's "Morning Panorama" program that it is important for him to establish a strong government. "That this would be a government that is capable not only of getting through the crisis, but also of making the necessary reforms so that we can achieve faster economic growth.
United List voters had little sympathy for the Progressives' ideas, he added. He acknowledged that the New Unity party was keen to include the Progressives if it could but warned that "nowhere in Europe" did wide mixes of ideology in government work. On Wednesday morning Uldis Pīlens, the businessman-turned-politician who is a leading figure of the United List – but who did not himself stand in the recent elections – told Latvian Radio that the three party model would be "a good way to start" and that including the Progressives might result in "too much of an ideological mix". Following President Egils Levits' decision to ask incumbent Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to lead coalition formation talks, the focus has been on whether a narrow three-party, right-of-center coalition would work or whether a broader four-party centrist coalition would be the better option.Ī three party coalition could be formed by Kariņš' New Unity party with the United List and National Alliance parties which would control 54 seats in the 100-seat Saeima.Īlternatively, a four party coalition that included the more left-leaning Progressives would have a much more comfortable 64 seats which would enable a stronger presence on parliamentary committees, among other things, but would bring with it much more potential for internal policy disagreements.
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