Bens Latkovskis wrote that, after listening to Andris Kulbergs following the elections, he had the impression that Kulbergs had not yet grasped the possibilities of the new situation. In Latkovskis's view, the United List (AS), which had 41 seats, no longer needed to coordinate actions with others. Although it was not an absolute majority, Latkovskis agreed with the leader of "Latvia First," Ainārs Šlesers, that AS could dictate terms to coalition partners and could agree on the necessary number of votes with any other party in each vote, possibly except for the budget vote. Latkovskis believed that AS should immediately start implementing the promises of its program. He cited the intention to reduce the personal income tax on capital gains to 17% as an example and asked what could prevent such changes from being adopted while preparing next year's budget. In his opinion, in Latvian politics 35 years after the elections, building coalitions had been presented as an agreement on tasks to be done, but AS could now use its program as an action plan. Latkovskis wrote that Kulbergs had a historic opportunity to end the era of political irresponsibility in Latvia. #Latvija #politika #vēlēšanas (translated)
