据拉脱维亚公共广播公司LSM报道，拉脱维亚总统埃德加斯·林克维奇斯于周二指派现任总理安德里斯·库尔贝格斯组建新政府。此前，库尔贝格斯领导的“联合名单”党在议会大选中获胜。
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics on Tuesday tasked incumbent Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs with forming a new government after his United List party won the general election, public broadcaster LSM reported.
林克维奇斯在与库尔贝格斯会面后宣布了这一决定。在新当选的议会中，“联合名单”党获得了41个席位。
Rinkevics announced the decision following a meeting with Kulbergs, whose party secured 41 seats in the newly elected parliament, known as the Saeima.
总统表示，与所有当选政党的磋商显示，多数政党支持“联合名单”党及库尔贝格斯启动组阁谈判。
The president said consultations with all parties elected to parliament showed that most supported United List and Kulbergs beginning talks on forming a government.
接下来的谈判将涉及联合政府的构成、职责分工以及政府政策纲领草案的拟定。
Negotiations will address the coalition’s composition, the division of responsibilities and the preparation of a draft government policy statement.
此次宣布属于政治层面的安排，并非正式的法律任命程序。新议会召开且现任政府辞职后，总统方可正式提名总理人选。新一届议会定于11月3日举行首次会议。
The announcement is political rather than a formal legal nomination. The president can officially nominate a prime minister after the new parliament convenes and the current government resigns. The newly elected Saeima will hold its first sitting on Nov. 3.
“联合名单”党表示，将首先与现有的联盟伙伴——获得10个席位的“民族联盟”及获得7个席位的“新团结”党展开磋商。这三党合计可掌控100个议会席位中的58个。
United List has said it will first hold talks with its existing coalition partners, the National Alliance and New Unity, which won 10 and seven seats, respectively. The three parties would together control 58 seats in the 100-member parliament.
据LSM报道，库尔贝格斯已排除与在选举中排名第二、获得17个席位的“拉脱维亚第一”党合作的可能性。
Kulbergs has ruled out cooperation with Latvia First, which placed second in the election with 17 seats, according to LSM.
若仅由“联合名单”党和“民族联盟”组成联合政府，其席位优势也仅为51席。
A coalition comprising United List and the National Alliance alone would hold a slim 51-seat majority.
多家分析机构认为，包含“新团结”党的三党联盟是最有可能出现的组阁方案，不过其他组合形式亦存在可能性。
Analysts cited by the broadcaster consider a three-party coalition including New Unity to be the most likely scenario, although other arrangements remain possible.