Elections to the Sejm of Latvia: wins ruling coalition – BBC Russian

• October 4, 2014

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The ruling party “Unity”, which is headed by the Speaker of the Latvian Saeima Solvita Aboltinja, leading in the parliamentary elections in the Republic with 23.8 % of the vote in second place – the pro-Russian party “consent” with 21.6%, according to exit polls.

The third result showed belongs to the coalition government, “Union of Greens and Farmers,” with 19.4% of the vote .

Polls conducted at polling stations across the country representatives of Riga Stradins University and channel LNT.

There were interviewed 6,000 voters at polling stations across the country.

The Central Election Commission has reported only voter turnout – 56%.

The center-right coalition won quite a tough stance on Russia’s actions in the Ukraine. Despite the economic crisis in the country, the main issue that interested voters was security on the background of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Russia denies any involvement in the conflict, but Latvia, which is a NATO member, is concerned about the actions of Moscow.

Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma said that the crisis in Ukraine has changed this election.

The former Soviet republic, now a member of NATO and the EU supported the sanctions against Moscow because of the Russian annexation of the Crimea and the Moscow’s support of the separatists in the east of Ukraine.