Rinkevics elected president of Latvia

Riga [Latvia], June 1: Latvia's parliament elected Edgars Rinkevics as the country's next president on Wednesday in the third round of voting, after the original three candidates failed to achieved an absolute majority. Rinkevics, 49, who had been serving as foreign minister since 2011, received 52 out of 87 votes cast.
He is due take office in the Baltic republic of 1.9 million inhabitants in July, replacing EgilsLevits, 67, who did not run for a second term.
"I will do everything to ensure that our country prospers, that it is secure and that our society coheres more strongly," Rinkevics said following his election.
Source: Qatar Tribune