The Party for Peace and Order was a conservative political party in
Latvia
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during the inter-war period.
History
The party was established in 1925,
[Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p456 ] and won two seats in the
second Saima in the
1925 elections. It was reduced to a single seat in the
1928 elections, which it retained in the
1931 elections for the
fourth Saeima.
Ideology
The party held similar views to the
Landlords' Party
The Landlords' Party ( et, Üleriiklik Majaomanike Seltside Liit, lit. ''National Landlords' Societies Union''), also known as the House Owners' Party, was a political party in Estonia.
History
The party was formed prior to the parliamentary el ...
in neighbouring
Estonia
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,
[ supporting a classical capitalist economic policy and advocating private property rights.][McHale, p384] It usually sat in the 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 ...
alongside the National Union and Christian National Union
The Christian National Union ( pl, Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe), abbreviated to ZChN,Maher (2004), p. 3458 was a Polish nationalist political party in Poland. Founded on 15 September 1989, the party traced its tradition to the Solida ...
and some Latgalian parties, in a grouping known as the "National Bloc".[
]
References
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Conservative parties in Latvia
Defunct political parties in Latvia
Political parties established in 1925