Latvians cast votes in parliamentary election

Latvian voters are casting ballots for a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbour Russia.

The centre-right coalition government, which welcomed the build up of Nato forces in the region as protection against Russia, is pitted against the opposition Harmony party and Latvia To The Heart, a left-leaning group - supported mainly by the country’s Russian-speaking minority – which favours balancing Latvia’s Western orientation with stronger links to Moscow.