Growth () is a

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in Latvia. It was founded on March 27, 2013 by

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Andris Skride who is a member of the

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alliance. It is governed by a board of five members – Artūrs Ancāns, Artūrs Čačka, Andris Skride, Rita Turkina un Juris Žilko. The party participated in the

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s, placing second-to-last. In March 2018, Growth voted to form the Development/For! party alliance with the

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and Movement For! parties to run in the

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. The alliance won 13 seats in the Saeima, with one seat won by party leader Skride. The alliance became the biggest party at the

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s on a joint list with The Progressives, although none of the four Growth candidates running were elected.

Party ideology

The party does not have a specific ideology, although it has been described as regionalist, with its program focusing on increasing public health and research spending, government efficiency and strengthening the judiciary. The program also expresses support for adopting a

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model.

Election results

Legislative elections

The party currently also has elected members in the councils of

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and

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References

External links

Official website
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