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List of political parties in Latvia
List of major and minor parties in latvia
Summary
List of major and minor parties in latvia
This is a list of political parties in Latvia. Latvia has a multi-party system, where often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Major parties
The following are parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.
| Name | Abbr. | Leader(s) | Ideology | Political | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | MPs | MEPs | Notes | New Unity}}" | Union of Greens and Farmers}}" | United List (Latvia)}}" | National Alliance (Latvia)}}" | For Stability!}}" | The Progressives (Latvia)}}" | Latvia First}}" | For Latvia's Development}}" | Honor to serve Riga}} | |||||||||
| New Unity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaunā Vienotība | JV | Evika Siliņa | Liberal conservatism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liberalism | Centre-right | Members: V, LP, VuV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Union of Greens and Farmers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība | ZZS | Armands Krauze | Agrarianism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conservatism | Centre | Members: LZS, LuV, LSDSP | |||||||||||||||||||
| United List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Apvienotais saraksts | AS | Edgars Tavars | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edvards Smiltēns | Regionalism | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Green conservatism | Centre to | ||||||||||||||||||||
| centre-right | Members: LZP, LRA, LP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National Alliance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacionālā apvienība | NA | Ilze Indriksone | National conservatism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Right-wing populism | Right-wing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| to far-right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For Stability! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stabilitātei! | S! | Aleksejs Rosļikovs | Euroscepticism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russian minority politics | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Progressives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Progresīvie | PRO | Kaspars Briškens | Progressivism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Social democracy | Centre-left | ||||||||||||||||||||
| to left-wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia First | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvija pirmajā vietā | LPV | Ainārs Šlesers | Right-wing populism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vaccine hesitancy | Right-wing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harmony | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskaņa | S | Jānis Urbanovičs | Social democracy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russian minority politics | Centre-left | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For Latvia's Development | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvijas Attīstībai | LA | Artis Pabriks, Juris Pūce, | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ivars Ijabs | Classical liberalism | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Market liberalism | Centre-right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| People. Land. Statehood. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tauta. Zeme. Valstiskums. | TZV | Aleksandrs Kiršteins | Right-wing populism | ||||||||||||||||||
| Euroscepticism | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-environmentalism | Right-wing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| to far-right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Honor to serve Riga! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gods kalpot Rīgai! | GKR | Oļegs Burovs | Regionalism | Centre-right |
Minor and regional parties
- Republic (Republika, R)
- Latvian Russian Union (Latvijas Krievu savienība, LKS)
- Alliance of Young Latvians (Apvienība Jaunlatvieši, AJ)
- United for Latvia (Vienoti Latvijai, VL)
- The Conservatives (Konservatīvie, K)
- Action Party (Rīcības partija)
- Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
- Centre Party (Centra partija)
- For Each and Every One (Katram un katrai, KuK)
- For Latvia and Ventspils (Latvijai un Ventspilij, LuV) – nationally allied with the Union of Greens and Farmers
- Force of People's Power (Tautas Varas Spēks, TVS)
- Growth (Izaugsme) – part of Development/For!
- (Tēvzemes mantojums, TM)
- Honor to serve Riga (Gods kalpot Rīgai, GKR)
- National Power Unity (Nacionālā Savienība Taisnīgums, NST)
- Latgale Party (Latgales partija) – in Latgale; allied with Unity within the New Unity alliance
- People's Servants for Latvia (Tautas kalpi Latvijai, TKL)
- Progressive Christian Party (Kristīgi Progresīvā partija, KPP)
- Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP), part of Union of Greens and Farmers
- Socialist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija, LSP)
- Sovereign Power (Suverēnā vara, SV)
- Rising Sun for Latvia (Austošā Saule Latvijai, ASL)
Defunct parties and alliances
- Awakening for Latvia (Atmoda Latvijai, formerly For Latvia from the Heart, NSL)
- Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF)
- Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP) (2011-2015)
- People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)
- New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks, JL)
- All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL) (2006-2011)
- Civic Union (Pilsoniskā Savienība, PS)
- Communist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Komunistiskā Partija, LKP) – banned in 1991
- Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā Centra Partija, DCP)
- Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, DPP)
- Democratic Party "Saimnieks" (Demokrātiskā Partija "Saimnieks", DPS)
- Equal Rights (Līdztiesība, ER)
- For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK, TB/LNNK)
- For a Humane Latvia (Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL)
- For the Native Language! (Par Dzimto Valodu!)
- Free Choice in a People's Europe (Brīvā izvēle tautu Eiropā, BITE)
- Workers' Party (Darba Partija, DP)
- Honor to Serve Our Latvia (Gods kalpot mūsu Latvijai, GKML)
- Latvian Social Democratic Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija, LSDP)
- Latvian National Independence Movement (Latvijas Nacionālās Neatkarības Kustība, LNNK)
- Latvian Nationalists (Latviešu Nacionālisti)
- Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija, LPP)
- Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš, LC)
- National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija, TSP)
- New Centre (Jaunais Centrs, JC)
- New Party (Jaunā Partija, JP)
- Our Land (Mūsu Zeme)
- People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT)
- Popular Movement for Latvia (Tautas Kustība Latvijai, TKL)
- Social Democratic Party (Sociāldemokrātiskā partija, SDS)
- Socialist Workers and Peasants Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Strādnieku un Zemnieku Partija)
- Society for Political Change (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP)
- Anti-Centrist Party
- Christian Peasant and Catholic Party (Latgales kristīgo zemnieku un katoļu partija, LKZKP)
- New Farmers-Small Landowners Party (Latvijas Jaunsaimnieku un sīkgruntnieku partija, LJSP)
- United Polish Parties (Apvienotās poļu partijas)
- Committee Of The German Baltic Parties (Ausschuß der Deutschbaltischen Parteien, ADP)
- Christian National Union (CNU)
- Latgalian Progressive Farmers (LPF)
- Polish Catholic Party (PC)
- Progressive Union (PA)
References
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