Latvia goes to polls in election influenced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Several polls showed the centre-right New Unity party of Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins emerging as the favourite.
Polling stations opened on Saturday in Latvia for a general election which has been influenced by neighbouring Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Divisions among the Baltic country’s sizeable ethnic-Russian minority and the economy, particularly high energy prices, have also been major talking points during campaigning.
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