Latvia's first woman PM wins confidence vote

Newly appointed Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma addresses journalists after a meeting on the forming of a new government in Riga, Latvia, on Jan 8, 2014. Latvia's parliament on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014, gave the green light to a new centre-r
Newly appointed Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma addresses journalists after a meeting on the forming of a new government in Riga, Latvia, on Jan 8, 2014. Latvia's parliament on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014, gave the green light to a new centre-right coalition government led by its first ever woman prime minister. -- FILE PHOTO: 
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Jan 22, 2014, 06:42 PM
Published
Jan 22, 2014, 06:26 PM

RIGA (AFP) - Latvia's parliament on Wednesday gave the green light to a new centre-right coalition government led by its first ever woman prime minister.

Ms Laimdota Straujuma, 62, won the parliamentary vote a couple of months after her predecessor stepped down over a deadly supermarket roof collapse that killed dozens in the capital Riga.

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