Latvia's Rink?vi?s elected president, first openly gay leader in the Baltics

Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday picked the country's long-serving and popular foreign minister, a strong backer of Ukraine, as its new head of state in a tight vote.The 100-seat Saeima legislature elected Edgars Rink?vi?s, the country's top diplomat since 2011, as president to serve for a four-year term. He received 52 votes, one vote more than

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