Latvian president nominates Bordans for PM post

FILE PHOTO: The New Conservative Party chairman Janis Bordans speaks during an interview in Riga, Latvia October 3, 2018. Picture taken October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins - Copyright INTS KALNINS(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 07/11/2018 - 13:02•Updated 25/04/2024 - 07:04

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RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's president nominated Janis Bordans of the New Conservative Party as Prime Minister on Wednesday and gave him until November 21 to try to form a government following October elections that yielded a fragmented parliament.

"I invite Janis Bordans to form a new government", President Raimonds Vejonis from the Latvian Green Party told reporters.