Latvian Prime Minister Einars Repse yesterday (5 February) announced the resignation of his government after losing the majority in the parliament last week. The collapse of Mr Repse's government was due to a coalition party withdrawing its support.
"Everything has been free-falling. The agony of the state must not be allowed to continue", Mr Repse was quoted as saying by the Baltic News Service.
The crisis comes at a bad time, with Latvia about to join the European Union in May...
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