Civic Union (Latvia)

The Civic Union (Latvian: Pilsoniskā savienība, PS) was a political party in Latvia. It was founded in 2008, and most of its members came from the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and New Era Party. A liberal-conservative party, it was part of the European People's Party at the European level. It has also been described as centre-right[2][3] or right-wing.[4]

Civic Union

Pilsoniskā savienība
LeaderGirts Valdis Kristovskis
Founded26 April 2008
Dissolved6 August 2011
Merged intoUnity
HeadquartersArsenāla iela 3-2, Riga
IdeologyConservatism[1]
Liberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right[2][3] to right-wing[4]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party[5]
International affiliationNone
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party (2008-2011)
ColoursMaroon, white, gold
Website
http://pilsoniska-savieniba.lv/

The party was part of the coalition government led by Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis.[3] The Civic Union controlled the Latvia Ministry of Defence under the then-Minister Imants Viesturs Lieģis. A party leader was Sandra Kalniete, a former European Commissioner.

In the 2009 European Parliament election the Civic Union won over 24% of the vote in Latvia and gained two Members of the European Parliament.[6]

On 6 August 2011, it merged with two other parties to form the new political party Unity.[7]

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2010). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (1 March 2010). Britannica Book of the Year 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. pp. 429–. ISBN 978-1-61535-366-8.
  3. "Country profile: Latvia". BBC. 2009-03-17. Archived from the original on 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  4. "As it happened: Euro elections 09". BBC. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  5. EPP/Member parties Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  6. European election results 2009 for Latvia Archived January 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-08-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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