Today, after a meeting with Prime Minister Krišjāni Kariņa (JV) and other “New Unity” politicians, “Progressive” co-chairman, member of the Saeima Andris Shuvajevs positively evaluated the conversation about opportunities for closer cooperation.
Today, after a meeting with Prime Minister Krišjāni Kariņa (JV) and other “New Unity” politicians, “Progressive” co-chairman, member of the Saeima Andris Shuvajevs positively evaluated the conversation about opportunities for closer cooperation.
However, the “progressives” want to get clarity on the issue of coalition expansion in June.
During the meeting, several tasks to be completed in the country were discussed in order to get out of the stagnation that has been evident in the work of the current government in recent months, noted Shuvayev.
The “Progressives” expect a solution to how the potential high risks related to Aivars Lembergs, accused of serious crimes, will be managed in a wider coalition, the co-chairman of the “Progressives” said today after meeting with the Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņas (JV) and other politicians of the “New Unity” (JV). Member of the Saeima Andris Shuvajevs.
“Lemberg has been accused of serious crimes and convicted in the first instance,” Shuvayev reminded, noting that the issue of Lemberg, in the opinion of the party, still carries great potential risks.
That’s why “Progressives” raised this issue in today’s conversation with Kariņa and expects that these issues will also be “addressed” in the talks between JV and the Green and Farmers’ Union (ZZS) scheduled for Friday, that is, how these risks would be managed.
As reported, “Progressives” want to get clarity on the issue of coalition expansion in June.
After today’s meeting of the “Progressive” leaders with Kariņa and other JV politicians, Shuvaevs positively evaluated the conversation about opportunities for closer cooperation.
It has already been reported that Prime Minister Kariņš emphasized that his goal is not to walk away from the current coalition, but to involve additional forces in it, keeping both coalition partners.
Currently, JV, National Alliance (NA) and “United List” (AS) are in the ruling coalition, but after the presidential elections, in which the coalition parties were unable to agree on support for one candidate, Kariņš has started negotiations on a possible expansion of the coalition with the Union of Greens and Farmers and For “progressives”.
NA and AS oppose the expansion of the coalition.
