# Latvians vote in parliamentary election amid cost-of-living and Russia concerns

https://mins.news/en/video/84504

- euronews, 2026-10-03 08:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqreQXmPgLg

> Latvians are voting in a parliamentary election as worries grow over the rising cost of living and Russia. About 1.5 million people are eligible to cast ballots in the country’s 11th parliamentary election since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

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