Latvian president backs incumbent PM to lead talks on forming next government-Xinhua
RIGA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on Tuesday that incumbent Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs would lead talks on forming the Baltic country's next government following his party's sweeping victory in last Saturday's parliamentary election. Rinkevics made the announcement at a press conference after holding separate consultations with all six political forces elected to the new parliament. Kulbergs' United List party won 35.3 percent of the vote in the Oct. 3 parliamentary election, securing 41 mandates in Latvia's 100-seat parliament, according to preliminary results. Rinkevics said no specific deadline had been set for forming the new government, but he would be glad to see it in place by Latvia's Independence Day on Nov. 18. The president said Kulberg...