Latvia goes to polls in election influenced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Latvians mark their ballots at a polling station in Riga (Roman Koksarov/AP/PA)

Polling stations opened on Saturday in Latvia for a general election which has been influenced by neighbouring Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

Divisions among the Baltic country’s sizeable ethnic-Russian minority and the economy, particularly high energy prices, have also been major talking points during campaigning.