Overview
- Evika Siliņa, who resigned Thursday, will stay on in a caretaker role until a new cabinet wins approval.
- The Progressives withdrew support Wednesday and stripped the coalition of its majority, leaving it on 41 seats against 47 for the opposition.
- Siliņa removed Defense Minister Andris Spruds after two Ukrainian drones crossed from Russia on May 7 and one set a disused oil site in Latgale on fire.
- Ukraine blames Russian electronic warfare for diverting the drones and will send experts to help Latvia build stronger air defenses.
- President Edgars Rinkēvičs is consulting parties Friday on a new government as the incidents expose air-defense gaps and shake public confidence in a NATO frontline state.