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Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones
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- She had fired her Defence Minister Andris Spruds last week after two drones crashed down in eastern Latvia, criticising his response and appointing a replacement.
- In protest, Spruds's Progressives party pulled their support for Silina's governing coalition, causing it to collapse months before a planned general election in October.
- "Seeing a strong candidate for the post of defence minister... political windbags have chosen a crisis," Silina said on Thursday.
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Laura Gozzi Reuters Evika Silina had headed Latvia's ruling coalition since 2023Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned following a political crisis over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory.
She had fired her Defence Minister Andris Spruds last week after two drones crashed down in eastern Latvia, criticising his response and appointing a replacement.
In protest, Spruds's Progressives party pulled their support for Silina's governing coalition, causing it to collapse months before a planned general election in October.
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