Latvian Parliament elects foreign minister as new president

Latvian Parliament elects foreign minister as new president

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HELSINKI -- Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday picked the country’s long-serving and popular foreign minister, a strong backer of Ukraine, as its new head of state in a tight vote. The 100-seat Saeima legislature elected Edgars Rinkevics, the country's top diplomat since 2011, as president to serve…

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