Laimdota Straujuma to be Latvia's first female prime minister

Laimdota Straujuma (Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images)

The Baltic state of Latvia is poised to get its first female prime minister after the President and leading parliamentary parties agreed on a single candidate.

Laimdota Straujuma is currently the Agriculture Minister and was not a member of any party until joining the Unity party over the weekend.

AP