Andris Kulbergs

Andris Kulbergs

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Latvia United List Prime Minister of Latvia government

Andris Kulbergs is a Latvian businessman and politician serving as the prime minister of Latvia since 2026. Before being elected to the Saeima as a non-party member of the United List ticket in 2022, he worked in a number of roles in the private sector. He also serves as the president of the Latvian Authorised Automobile Dealers Association. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa on 14 May 2026, he was tasked by Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs to form a governing coalition for the five months before the 2026 Latvian parliamentary election. He was able to successfully form a coalition of the United List, New Unity, National Alliance, and Union of Greens and Farmers parties, and was confirmed as prime minister on 28 May 2026 with 66 votes in parliament. As prime minister he has called for budgetary reform as well as stricter oversight of the Air Baltic airline and the Rail Baltica infrastructure project, while continuing the pro-Ukraine foreign policy of his predecessors.

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Oct 5, 2026
Center
Latvia's Prime Minister is set to retain power after his centrist United List won the country's largest post-independence parliamentary election.
Renaissance sees this as a win for the pro-European, pro-Ukraine centre in the Baltics and a counterpoint to narratives of populist momentum.
Oct 4, 2026
Center
Latvia's incumbent prime minister faces election shaped by Russia concerns and inflation.
Pragmatists note his pro-Ukraine stance is stable but economic anxiety could erode centrist support, a test of Baltic resilience.
Oct 4, 2026
Far Left
Latvia's recently appointed prime minister is poised for re-election in a vote shaped by fears of Putin.
The left views the Baltic election as a case study in how NATO-frontier politics converts anti-Russian fear into domestic austerity and small-country militarization, a pattern they criticize on both sides of the Ukraine split.
Oct 3, 2026
Far Left
Kulbergs, Latvia's prime minister, is poised for re-election in a vote shadowed by Putin.
The left views Baltic leaders like Kulbergs as NATO-aligned hawks whose Russophobia fuels tensions, though some acknowledge Russian imperialism as a real threat.

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