Kučinskis Says He Is Ready to Lead the United List Faction in the New Saeima
Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis says he is ready to lead the United List faction in the 15th Saeima. The faction will have 41 seats, the most in its history.
Latvia's Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis, of the political alliance United List (Apvienotais saraksts, AS), is ready to lead the AS faction in the 15th Saeima. The Saeima is Latvia's parliament. The politician confirmed this on the Latvian Radio programme "Krustpunktā".
The AS faction in the new Saeima will have 41 deputies. That is the largest number of seats the faction has ever had, which makes the question of who will lead it important for the work of the incoming parliament.
The source does not say whether a decision on the faction's leader has already been made. It also does not say whether Kučinskis would hold the post alongside other roles, or when the faction will formally choose its leadership. For now, the only thing known is the minister's own statement on the programme.
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