The search for a new government in Latvia is drawing to a close, around two weeks after the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Evika Siliņas.
Prime minister-designate Andris Kulbergs said in Riga on Monday that coalition talks had produced an agreement on the division of responsibilities among four governing partners.
The opposition politician from the centrist-conservative electoral alliance United List intends to form a centre-right government comprising four parties.
Each party is set to receive several ministerial posts in the Cabinet, which are due to be announced on Tuesday. The four-party alliance holds 66 of the 101 seats in parliament.
Kulbergs says national security is to be a priority for the future government.
The 46-year-old politician, who was nominated to be prime minister by President Edgars Rinkēvičs nine days ago, still faces a vote in parliament on his Cabinet and government programme. The vote could take place as early as this week.
Siliņas resigned on May 14 after one of her two coalition partners – the left-leaning Progressives – withdrew its support.
The political crisis was triggered by the resignation of defence minister Andris Sprūds. The Progressive politician had stepped down under pressure from Siliņas after two stray Ukrainian drones crashed near the Russian border.
The government crisis hit Latvia just a few months before the parliamentary elections scheduled in early October.
