# Latvia exit polls put PM’s pro-Ukraine party ahead as coalition partners stumble

https://mins.news/en/item/84910

- France 24, 2026-10-03 20:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261003-latvia-elections-pm-kulbergs-pro-ukraine-party-ahead-coalition-partners-stumble

> Exit polls showed Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe party winning Saturday’s parliamentary election by an unexpectedly wide margin. Projected results for other coalition parties, however, indicated that the centrist prime minister may need to form a new governing coalition.

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