List of political parties in Latvia
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This is a list of political parties in Latvia. Latvia has a multi-party system, where no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
The parties
Major parties
Parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | MPs | MEPs | Notes | |
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Harmony Saskaņa |
SDPS | Nils Ušakovs | Centre-left: Social democracy, Russian minority politics | 24 | 1 | ||
Unity Vienotība |
V | Arvils Ašeradens | Centre-right: Liberal conservatism | 23 | 4 | ||
Union of Greens and Farmers Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība |
ZZS | Augusts Brigmanis | Centre: Agrarianism, green politics | 21 | 1 | Electoral alliance: LZS, LZP | |
National Alliance Nacionālā apvienība |
NA | Gaidis Bērziņš and Raivis Dzintars | Right-wing to radical right: National conservatism, economic liberalism | 17 | 1 | ||
Latvian Association of Regions Latvijas Reģionu apvienība |
LRA | Mārtiņš Bondars | Centre | 7 | 0 | ||
For Latvia from the Heart No sirds Latvijai |
NSL | Inguna Sudraba | Right-wing: Populism | 7 | 0 | ||
Who owns the state? Kam pieder valsts? |
KPV | Artuss Kaimiņš | Right-wing: Populism, Euroscepticism, Conservatism | 1 | 0 | ||
Latvian Russian Union Latvijas Krievu savienība |
LKS | Tatjana Ždanoka, Jakovs Pliners, and Miroslavs Mitrofanovs | Left-wing: Russian minority politics, democratic socialism | 0 | 1 |
Minor and regional parties
- Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
- Growth (Izaugsme)
- Heritage of the Fatherland (Tēvzemes mantojums, TM)
- Latgale Party (Latgales partija)
- Latvian Development (Latvijas attīstībai, LA)
- Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP)
- Movement For! (Kustība Par!, Par!)
- New Conservative Party (Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP)
- The Progressives (PROGRESĪVIE)
- Proud to serve Riga (Gods kalpot Rīgai, GKR)
- Proud to Serve Our Latvia (Gods kalpot mūsu Latvijai, GKML)
- Socialist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija, LSP)
- United for Latvia (Vienoti Latvijai, VL)
Defunct parties
- All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL) (2006-2011)
- Civic Union (Pilsoniskā Savienība, PS)
- Communist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Komunistiskā Partija, LKP) (1904-1991) government from (1940-1990)
- Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā Centra Partija, DCP)
- Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, DPP)
- Democratic Party "Saimnieks" (Demokrātiskā Partija "Saimnieks", DPS)
- Equal Rights (Līdztiesība)
- For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK, TB/LNNK)
- For native language! (Par Dzimto Valodu!)
- Free Choice in a People's Europe (Brīvā izvēle tautu Eiropā, BITE)
- Workers' Party (Darba Partija, DP)
- Latvian Social Democratic Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija, LSDP)
- Latvian National Independence Movement (Latvijas Nacionālās Neatkarības Kustība, LNNK)
- Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija, LPP)
- Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš)
- National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija, TSP)
- New Centre (Jaunais Centrs, JC)
- New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks, JL)
- New Party (Jaunā Partija, JP)
- Our Land (Mūsu Zeme)[1]
- People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)
- People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT)[2]
- Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF)
- Popular Movement for Latvia (Tautas Kustība Latvijai, TKL)
- Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība, SDS)
- Society for Other Politics (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP)
- Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP)
See also
References
- ↑ LURSOFT (2018-07-01). "Musu zeme, Partija, 40008044944 - company data". company.lursoft.lv. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ "KNAB izbeidz partijas "Latgales tauta" darbību". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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