Latvian leader poised for big win in election shadowed by Putin

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ centrist, pro-Ukraine United List party won Saturday’s parliamentary election by an unexpectedly wide margin, partial results showed, with many voters on edge amid warnings of potential Russian aggression. With 72 per cent of ballots counted, United List was on 36.5 per cent, followed by the populist, ‌Maga-style Latvia First on 13.0 per cent. Latvia First had courted the country’s substantial ethnic Russian minority in the run-up to the vote. Baltic...