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Shaky Latvia gears up for new government

Nov 14, 2007
By Talis Saule Archdeacon

RIGA - Latvia’s Parliament has approved the appointment of three new ministers while speculation continues to run rampant about the composition of the next government – and indeed the future of the country’s four-party ruling coalition –  following Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis’ Nov. 7 announcement that he will step down on Dec. 5. On Nov. 8 Parliament approved Maris Riekstins, formerly the head of the prime minister’s staff, as the country’s new foreign minister. Edgars Zalans, mayor of ...

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