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Fourteenth Saeima Of Latvia ...
The Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia ( lv, 14. Saeima) was elected in the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election held on 1 October 2022. Election The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by open list proportional representation from five multi-member constituencies ( Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga (in which overseas votes are counted), Vidzeme and Zemgale) between 12 and 36 seats in size. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method with a national electoral threshold of 5%. Composition This list contains all 115 MPs who have served in the Fourteenth Saeima. References {{reflist Saeima Political history of Latvia 2022 establishments in Latvia Saeima of Latvia The Saeima () is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeima
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in 2022 Latvian parliamentary election, October 2022. The President of Latvia can dismiss the Saeima and request early elections. The Parliamentary dissolution power of Latvian President, procedure for dismissing it involves substantial political risk to the president, including a risk of loss of office. On 28 May 2011 president Valdis Zatlers decided to initiate the dissolution of the Saeima, which was approved in a 2011 Latvian parliamentary dissolution referendum, referendum, and the Saeima was dissolved on 23 July 2011. The current Speaker of the Saeima is Edvards Smiltēns of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Alliance (Latvia)
The National Alliance ( lv, Nacionālā apvienība, NA), officially the National Alliance "All for Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" (), is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Latvia. A right-wing party, it has also been placed as the far right, or radical right, of the political spectrum. It is economic liberal. It was formed as an electoral alliance for the 2010 Latvian parliamentary election between the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and All for Latvia! parties. It won eight seats, placing it fourth among all parties. In July 2011, it merged into a single political party under the leadership of Gaidis Bērziņš and Raivis Dzintars. In the 2014 Latvian parliamentary election, it again increased its seats to seventeen, and entered a centre-right coalition, along with Unity and the Union of Greens and Farmers under Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma. It has participated in every government of Latvia since the 2011 Latvian parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United For Latvia
United for Latvia ( lv, Vienoti Latvijai) is a populist and economically liberal political party in Latvia. It was founded in 2011 in Rēzekne and in 2013 Ainārs Šlesers became party chairman. Šlesers has been dubbed one of the three "oligarchs" prominent in Latvian politics, and United for Latvia marks his return to electoral politics. He was previously leader of Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way and has served in several governments of Latvia including as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Aigars Kalvītis and Minister of Transport in the second government of Ivars Godmanis, both of whom are party members. Other formerly prominent Latvian politicians who are now party members include Jānis Jurkāns and Jānis Straume. The party is yet to win seats in the Saeima or the European Parliament. Šlesers and several other party members have been in the past among the Latvian politicians most willing to cooperate with Harmony and other Russian parties in Latvia. In February 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A Humane Latvia
For a Humane Latvia ( lv, Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL), previously known as Who Owns the State? (''Kam pieder valsts?, KPV''), is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia. Since 2022, its a member of the Union for Latvia () alliance together with the Heritage of the Fatherland party. It was formed in 2016 by Artuss Kaimiņš under the name of KPV. It is positioned on the centre-right or right-wing on the political spectrum, and it is a conservative and Eurosceptic party that advocates for anti-corruption policies. History Origins, success in 2018 Initially known as just ''KPV'', it changed its abbreviation to ''KPV LV'' on 21 June 2016, as an association by the same name already existed. In July 2018, the party experienced a steep rise in ratings, reaching 7.0%, in comparison with 4.4% just a month before, and became the third most popular political party in Latvia. Political scientist Ivars Ijabs credited the rise to Kaimiņš, co-chairman of the party Atis Zakatis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Harmony (Latvia)
People's Servants for Latvia (, TKL), initially Motherland ( lv, Dzimtene), is a populist party in Latvia, founded in 2004. Its chairman was Viktors Kalnbērzs and its membership included currency exchange businessman Juris Žuravļovs. History The founding parties were the Social Democratic Welfare Party led by Žuravļovs, "For Freedom, Social Justice and Equal Rights" (Russian abbreviation "ЗаСССР", meaning "For USSR") and the Latvian Youth Party of Jānis Kuzins. From 2005 Motherland was represented on the Riga City Council, being elected in a coalition with the Socialist Party of Latvia. In the 2006 parliamentary election Motherland got 2.08% and failed to gain representation in the Saeima. The coalition was dissolved in 2008. The coalition was succeeded by the For the Motherland! () party. Alīna Ļebedeva unsuccessfully stood as a candidate from the party in the 2009 European Parliament election. From 2012 to 2018 the party name was VSK For an Independent Latvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic (Latvia)
The Republic ( lv, Republika), initially known as Republic 2030 ( lv, Republika 2030), is a centrist political party in Latvia. It was formed in 2021. The party is represented in the 13th Saeima with 4 deputies who were elected from the lists of Social Democratic Party "Harmony" (Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis, Evija Papule) and KPV LV For a Humane Latvia ( lv, Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL), previously known as Who Owns the State? (''Kam pieder valsts?, KPV''), is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia. Since 2022, its a member of the Union for Latvia () alliance toget ... (Kaspars Ģirģens, Ēriks Pucens) in the 2018 parliamentary election.https://puaro.lv/politika/nodibinata-partija-republika/ NODIBINĀTA PARTIJA "REPUBLIKA" Election results Legislative elections References Centrist parties in Latvia Political parties established in 2021 {{Latvia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conservatives (Latvia)
The Conservatives ( lv, Konservatīvie, K), previously known as the New Conservative Party ( lv, Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP) until 2022, is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia. It was formed on 17 May 2014. Jānis Bordāns was chosen as the leader on the founding assembly. The Conservatives is a conservative party, and it is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum. It has embraced its main appeal on anti-corruption Anti-corruption (or anticorruption) comprises activities that oppose or inhibit corruption. Just as corruption takes many forms, anti-corruption efforts vary in scope and in strategy. A general distinction between preventive and reactive meas ... policies. Due to its rapid transformation, it succeeded in winning seats in the 2017 municipal elections. In the 2018 parliamentary election they placed third by winning 16 seats. Election results Legislative elections European Parliament References External linksOfficial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovereign Power (Latvia)
Sovereign Power (, SV) is a populist political party in Latvia, founded on 4 July 2022 by Jūlija Stepaņenko and Ļubova Švecova. Before Stepanenko led the party, it was legally registered on 24 January 2005 first as Latgale Heart Union () and then as Law.Responsibility.Order (). The party had 3 seats in the 13th Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the po ... of Latvia: Jūlija Stepaņenko, Ļubova Švecova and Ainārs Vilciņš, officially sitting as independents. After taking part in the 2022 parliamentary election the party didn't win any seat, losing its parliamentary representation. Election results Legislative elections References Political parties established in 2022 2022 establishments in Latvia Conservative parties in Latvia Russian political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Russian Union
The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, lv, Latvijas Krievu savienība, russian: Русский союз Латвии, Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a political party in Latvia supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other Russian-speaking minorities. The co-chairpersons of the Latvian Russian Union are Miroslav Mitrofanov and Tatjana Ždanoka. The party emphasizes issues important to the Russian minority in Latvia. It requests the granting of Latvian citizenship to all of Latvia's remaining non-citizens and supports Russian and Latgalian as co-official languages in municipalities where at least 20% of the population are native speakers of such a language. It supports stronger ties with both Russia and the European Union, and was the only major political organization to oppose Latvia's membership in NATO. History As ForHRUL (1998–2014) As an electoral alliance (1998–2007) The party originated as the electoral alliance For Human Rights in a United Latvia (ForHRUL) ( lv, Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Each And Every One
Platform 21 ( Latvian: ''Platforma 21'', P21, also stylized as p21), previously known as For Each and Every One ( lv, Katram un katrai, KuK) and Law and Order (, LuK), is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia. It is positioned on the right-wing on the political spectrum and it is staunchly socially conservative and Eurosceptic. It was founded in January 2021 and is led by Saeima deputy Aldis Gobzems. After its leader and co-founder Aldis Gobzems left the party in October 2022 after party failed to pass the threshold in 2022 elections. The party gathered on its annual party congress in March 2023, where it was decided to change party's name to Platform 21, and elected Raimonds Lazdiņš as its new leader. Founding Since being expelled from Who Owns the State? (KPV) in February 2019, Aldis Gobzems had hinted at starting a new party. A preliminary kick-off event for the party was held in Riga on October 10, 2020, with a promise to found the party by November 22 the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party "Harmony"
The Social Democratic Party "Harmony" ( lv, Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa"; russian: Социал-демократическая партия «Согласие», Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya «Soglasiye», S),The party officially translates its name as ''Social Democratic Party "Concord"''. also commonly referred to as Harmony (''Saskaņa''), is a social-democratic political party in Latvia. It was the largest political party in the Saeima, representing the Russian minority of Latvia, before losing all of its parliamentary seats in the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election, and it is currently led by Jānis Urbanovičs. It was founded in 2010 as the merger of the National Harmony Party (TSP) with New Centre (JC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a breakaway from the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party (LSDSP). At the time, all three parties were a part of the Harmony Centre coalition, which was also made up of the Socialist Party of Latvia. The Daugavpils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Development/For!
Development/For! ( Latvian: ''Attīstībai/Par!,'' AP!) is a liberal political alliance in Latvia. It was formed in 2018 and it is made up of Movement For!, For Latvia's Development and Izaugsme. The coalition itself has embraced a centrist position, and it expresses socially liberal,Reģistrējoties teju 300 biedriem nodibina partiju Kustība Par! tvnet.lv. Accessed on 27 February 2018. and views. It is orientated towards |
