Europe

Latvia

Political journey

Independent in 1918, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 and independent again in 1991 after the Singing Revolution. Latvia joined NATO and the European Union in 2004 and the euro in 2014. It has a large Russian-speaking minority, which shapes its wary stance toward Moscow.

Latvia today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Latvia today

Portrait of Andris Kulbergs

Andris Kulbergs

Prime Minister of Latvia, 2026 to present

A businessman who entered parliament in 2022 as a non-party member of the United List and became prime minister in 2026 after his predecessor resigned.

Andris Kulbergs sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning free market on economy, leaning strength-first on war and peace and leaning interventionist on interventionism. The profile is close to the middle on environment and religion.

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Political views closest to Latvia’s leadership

Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…97%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…95%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.94%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…93%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

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Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.