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Latvia: Prime Minister Evika Silina resigns over handling of drone incidents after coalition ally's withdrawal
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- Evika Silina says she is resigning her post, following the defense minister's resignation and the coalition government's collapse amid controversy over Ukrainian drones aimed at Russia that landed in the Baltic country.
- "I am resigning, but I am not giving up," Silina said in a televised statement.
- Silina, of the center-right New Unity party, was left without a ruling majority in the parliament as of Wednesday, when the left-wing Progressive party said it was withdrawing its support.
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Evika Silina says she is resigning her post, following the defense minister's resignation and the coalition government's collapse amid controversy over Ukrainian drones aimed at Russia that landed in the Baltic country.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dki MEvika Silina's coalition partners withdrew earlier in the week, leaving her government without a majority Image: Yiannis Kourtoglou/REUTERSAdvertisement Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina on Thursday said she was resigning in response to her coalition government breaking up.
"I am resigning, but I am not giving up," Silina said in a televised statement.
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