RIGA, Nov. 4 -- Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics on Wednesday formally nominated incumbent Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs to form the Baltic country's next government.

Kulbergs' United List party won Latvia's parliamentary election by a wide margin in October but fell short of an outright majority, making coalition negotiations necessary to secure enough support to form a government.

Following the convening of the newly elected parliament on Tuesday, Kulbergs' cabinet resigned as required by the constitution. It will continue in a caretaker capacity until a new government is approved.

Rinkevics asked Kulbergs to begin coalition talks shortly after the October election but had to wait for the outgoing government to formally resign bef...