Latvia's parliament approves a new government after the drone dispute toppled the coalition
According to Al Jazeera, Latvia's parliament has approved a new government to replace the coalition that fell over a dispute about drone incidents in European airspace. The incoming cabinet says it will maintain the country's pro-Western foreign policy and put security at the top of its agenda.
According to Al Jazeera, Latvia's parliament — the Saeima — has approved a new government in a confidence vote, after the previous coalition collapsed over disagreements about how to respond to drone incidents in European airspace. The incoming cabinet says it will remain bound by Latvia's NATO and EU obligations and will preserve the country's pro-Western foreign-policy line.
The process that led to the coalition's fall had been sharpening in recent weeks around the response framework for drone incidents over Eastern European airspace. Al Jazeera reports that the former coalition partners could not agree on the issue, and that this opened the door to a fresh round of votes. Operational details around the case remain subject to independent verification.
The new government has placed border security, defence spending and regional cooperation high on its agenda. The upcoming calendar of EU Council and NATO meetings will provide the cabinet with its first major diplomatic platform. This article is based on Al Jazeera's reporting.
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