The For! party
has chosen head of the party in the Saeima, Daniels Pavļuts, as its nominee for the position of Health Minister of Latvia, current Health Minister Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Television January 6.
On Thursday, the party and its allied party within Development/For!
will meet with Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to agree on further collaboration in the government.
"We will continue working in Kariņš' government so that decisions in overcoming the pandemic will be based on science and health experts' opinion, not political conjuncture," said an announcement by For!.
Ilze Viņķele said that Pavļuts has been chosen for the position because of his crisis management skills. President Egils Levits expressed his support for the candidate.