Kulbergs, New Unity and National Alliance agree on several reform directions

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (AS) has reached consensus with potential coalition partners, the parties New Unity (JV) and the National Alliance (NA), in the first official round of talks on forming a government. The participants agreed on several key directions for change that could form the basis of the future government's work.

What was agreed

According to the report, the three sides are united on making public administration more efficient. The parties also acknowledged that the functions of ministries need to be reviewed. The third direction is the need to put state finances in order.

Why it matters

This was the first official round of government formation talks, so the consensus shows the issues on which the potential coalition partners are already close to one another. The source gives no details on specific decisions, deadlines or further rounds of talks.