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Demokrāti.lv
The Demokrāti.lv, known as the New Democrats ( lv, Jaunie Demokrāti, JD) prior to 2009, was a Left-wing politics, left-wing and "Soft Eurosceptic, Euro-realist" political party in Latvia. It was formed in 2004 when two members of the Latvian parliament, Māris Gulbis and Ināra Ostrovska broke away from the New Era Party. The New Democrats were aligned with the pan-European EUDemocrats organisation. History The party was formed in 2004, when two MPs, Māris Gulbis and Ināra Ostrovska, left the New Era Party Parliamentary Club, founding a political party called “New Democrats” (“Jaunie Demokrāti”) on 11 June 2005. In 2005, the party was one of the founders of the left-wing Eurosceptic and Eurorealist" European political party Europeans United for Democracy, EUDemocrats. The party tried to foster ties with regionalist parties such as the For Latvia and Ventspils, sending an invitation to the leader of the party mayor Aivars Lembergs. The New Democrats won 1.27% of v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Latvian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 October 2006. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 The governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis and his People's Party, won the election. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia had regained independence in 1991. Conduct The OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission found that "despite the ongoing naturalization process, the fact that a significant percentage of the adult population of Latvia does not enjoy voting rights represents a continuing democratic deficit". Its recommendations included: *allowing independent candidates to stand in elections; *giving consideration to granting “non-citizens” of Latvia the right to vote in municipal elections; *allowing instructional materials, voter information and other relevant documents to be produced in both Latvian and Russian; *clarifying applicability of the Party Financing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |