Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe United List party was projected to win a parliamentary election by an unexpectedly wide margin, according to exit polls by public broadcaster LSM. The projected 35.6% result leaves Kulbergs likely needing to form a new ruling coalition after coalition partners underperformed. Around 1.5 million people were eligible to vote in Latvia's 11th parliamentary election since independence.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe party was seen winning a parliamentary election on Saturday by an unexpectedly wide margin, exit polls showed, even as projected results for other coalition parties suggested the centrist PM would have to form a new ruling coalition.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe party was seen winning a parliamentary election on Saturday by an unexpectedly wide margin, exit polls showed, even as projected results for other coalition parties suggested the centrist PM would have to form a new ruling coalition.
Some 1.5 million people were eligible to cast their ballots in the Saturday parliamentary election, Latvia's 11th since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
BBC News – World The United Arab Emirates says a Flydubai co-pilot attempted a terrorist attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flight, attacking the captain with an axe or knife and causing the plane to plunge more than 17,000ft before passengers and crew overpowered him. The co-pilot has reportedly been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national who was reportedly barred from flying in Oman over security concerns and is said to hold extremist views.
Sky News – World North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea and Japan have said.
NYTimes – World Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar, stabbed by his co-pilot midair on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight, has described opening the cockpit door and fighting to regain control despite serious injuries. In a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said he acted to prevent a crash and save passengers. He remains in hospital.
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