List of political parties in Latvia
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.
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The parties
Major parties
Parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.
Minor and regional parties
- Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
- Growth (Izaugsme, part of Development/For!)
- Heritage of the Fatherland (Tēvzemes mantojums, TM)
- For Latvia and Ventspils (Latvijai un Ventspilij)
- For Latvia from the Heart (No sirds Latvijai)
- Latgale Party (Latgales partija)
- Latvian Association of Regions (Latvijas Reģionu apvienība)
- Latvian Nationalists (Latviešu Nacionālisti)
- Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP)
- Liepāja Party (Liepājas partija)
- The Progressives (PROGRESĪVIE)
- Honor to serve Riga (Gods kalpot Rīgai, GKR)
- Honor 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)[1]
- 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 the 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)
- People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)[2]
- People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT)[3]
- Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF)
- Popular Movement for Latvia (Tautas Kustība Latvijai, TKL)
- Social Democratic Party (Sociāldemokrātiskā partija, SDS)
- Society for Political Change (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP)
- Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP) (2011-2015)[4]
See also
- Liberalism in Latvia
- Politics of Latvia
- List of political parties by country
References
- "Latvian political parties undergo major upheaval". The Baltic Times. July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- "People's Party, Skele, ride off into the sunset". The Baltic Times. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- "KNAB izbeidz partijas "Latgales tauta" darbību". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- "Latvian Reform Party to be liquidated". The Baltic Course. March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
External links
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| European Parliament (8 seats out of 751) |
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