Latvia Votes in Election as Costs Rise, NATO Jets Patrol

Latvia held parliamentary elections dominated by national security concerns and rising living costs, with approximately 1.5 million voters eligible to participate. NATO Eurofighter jets were deployed over the country during the polling, reflecting regional security tensions. The election reflects broader EU concerns about cost-of-living pressures and NATO's eastern flank security.

Byte's take

Latvia's security obsession is drowning out bread-and-butter politics—a pattern spreading across the EU's eastern flank. NATO jets circled polling stations as 1.