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Andris Kulbergs (Independent) has been Prime Minister of Latvia since 28 May 2026. Unemployment rate: 7.3% of the labour force in Aug 2026, 0.5 percentage points higher than when Andris Kulbergs took office in May 2026, while the European Union's held still. Under Evika Siliņa (2023 to 2026) the unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points. The latest governance scores, for 2025 and from before this tenure: liberal democracy index 75.1 of 100 (V-Dem Institute) and government effectiveness 69.3 of 100 (the World Bank). Since 1991 the office has changed hands 17 times; Andris Kulbergs has held it since May 2026.
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