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April 13, 2000
RIGA, Latvia, APR 12 (AP) - Prime Minister Andris Skele resigned Wednesday after two of the three parties in the ruling coalition withdrew their support of him.
The centrist Latvia's Way party defected Wednesday, as did the right-wing Fatherland and Freedom party the night before. Both parties said they would like to recreate a coalition government but with a different prime minister.
Skele took office nine months ago. Cracks in the coalition started to show last week when he fired Economics Minister Vladimirs Maka2iyßÇÚb whe Fatherland and Freedom party.
Skele and Makarovs clashed over setting sale prices for large state firms, such as the power utility Latvenergo and the Latvian Shipping Company. Skele favored lower prices, which he said would attract private investors.
Fatherland holds 16 seats in the 100-member parliament. Latvia's Way has 21 and Skele's People's Party, 24.
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