Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) will initiate a joint conversation between representatives of New Unity, National Alliance (NA), Combined List (AS), Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS), and Progressives. Jānis Dombrava (NA) sees a “strange precedent” in the prime minister’s insistence.
The Prime Minister expressed his intention to discuss the reforms to be implemented together on Wednesday, the 14th of June, after a meeting with politicians from National Alliance. Previously, Kariņš had met with AS, ZZS, and Progressives. The head of the government hopes to reach an agreement on the works to be carried out jointly by the five parties in such a conversation.
The prime minister refrained from mentioning specific deadlines for the negotiations, however, it can be concluded that party negotiations could be given the opportunity at least until the solstice.
After the meeting with the Prime Minister and even before Kariņš’ statement, NA politician Jānis Dombrava stated: although it is logical that New Unity has its own, “no matter what we call it – ultimatums, priorities”, and NA has its own priorities, the party he represents does not see the need to expand coalition.
Dombrava emphasized that
government work is already the most dynamic in the last ten years.
The current situation, in his view, is a “strange precedent” when the PM is drives the transformation of the government he leads.
It has already been announced that New Unity, NA and AS are currently working 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 ZZS and Progressives, which NA and AS have so far opposed.
Kariņš has previously stated that he wants the expansion of the coalition in order to achieve smoother work in organizing the school network, improving the health care situation, labor issues, moving state-owned capital companies to the stock exchange and social issues, that is, the ratification of the Istanbul Convention is necessary “as a symbolic but deeply important Saeima gesture” and the execution of the decision of the Constitutional Court, which is related to the regulation of civil union.
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