Baku-APA. After consultations with political parties in Latvia's new parliament, President Andris Berzins decided on Wednesday to leave forming the next government up to incumbent Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, APA reports quoting the Diena daily, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The president also endorsed the intention of Latvia's three ruling parties - center-right Latvian Unity Party, centrist Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) and right-wing National Alliance party - to carry on as a tripartite coalition.
However, the would-be coalition partners failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday on the composition of the next Cabinet of Ministers proposed by Prime Minister Straujuma. An agreement might be reached at a three-way meeting slated for this Friday, the prime minister said.
The president called on the three ruling parties to agree on the composition of the new government and its main objectives as soon as possible. President Berzins also asked the parties to assess ministerial candidates for Latvia's upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), Baltic News Service reported, citing a statement released by the president's office.
President Berzins indicated this week to the parties that the most pressing and strategically-significant issues were Latvia's fiscal and taxation policy, and security and the energy sector, not only in terms of energy security, but also in terms of Latvia's overall economic competitiveness. These issues have direct impact on people's standards of living and could possibly curb emigration, which might be a dangerous trend in Latvia's future, the president said.
The next round of consultations between the president and representatives of the three ruling parties will focus on the distribution of ministerial portfolios in the new government and their immediate tasks.
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