List of political parties in Latvia

List of major and minor parties in latvia

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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

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See also: 2022 Latvian parliamentary election

The following are parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.

Name  | Abbr.  | Leader(s)  | Ideology  | Political position  | MPs | MEPs | Notes

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| New Unity
Jaunā Vienotība | JV  | Krišjānis Kariņš | Liberal conservatism,
Liberalism | Centre-right |

26 / 100

2 / 9

| Members: V, LP, VuV
| Union of Greens and Farmers
Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība | ZZS  | Aivars Lembergs | Agrarianism,
Conservatism | Centre |

16 / 100

0 / 9

| Members: LZS, LuV, LSDSP
| United List
Apvienotais saraksts | AS  | Uldis Pīlēns | Regionalism,
Green conservatism | Centre to centre-right |

14 / 100

1 / 9

| Members: LZP, LRA, LP
| National Alliance
Nacionālā apvienība | NA  | Raivis Dzintars | National conservatism,
Right-wing populism | Right-wing to far-right |

13 / 100

2 / 9

| For Stability!
Stabilitātei! | S!  | Aleksejs Rosļikovs | Euroscepticism,
Russian minority politics | Centre |

10 / 100

0 / 9

| The Progressives
Progresīvie | PRO  | Kaspars Briškens | Progressivism,
Social democracy | Centre-left to left-wing |

9 / 100

1 / 9

| Latvia First
Latvija pirmajā vietā | LPV  | Ainārs Šlesers | Right-wing populism,
Vaccine hesitancy | Right-wing |

8 / 100

1 / 9

| Harmony
Saskaņa | S  | Jānis Urbanovičs | Social democracy,
Russian minority politics | Centre-left |

0 / 100

1 / 9

| For Latvia's Development
Latvijas Attīstībai | LA  | Artis Pabriks, Juris Pūce,Ivars Ijabs | Classical liberalism,
Market liberalism | Centre-right |

0 / 100

1 / 9

| People. Land. Statehood.
Tauta. Zeme. Valstiskums. | TZV  | Aleksandrs Kiršteins | Right-wing populism,
Euroscepticism,
Anti-environmentalism | Right-wing to far-right |

1 / 100

0 / 9

| Honor to serve Riga!
Gods kalpot Rīgai! | GKR  | Oļegs Burovs | Regionalism | Centre-right |

1 / 100

0 / 9

| We - For Talsi and Municipality
Mēs - Talsiem un Novadam | MTuN  | Edgars Zelderis | Regionalism | Centre to centre-left |

1 / 100

0 / 9

## Minor and regional parties

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* 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)
* Awakening (Atmoda)
* Awakening for Latvia (Atmoda Latvijai, formerly For Latvia from the Heart, NSL)
* Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
* Centre Party (Centra partija)[1]
* For a Humane Latvia (Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL)
* 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!
* Heritage of the Fatherland [lv] (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 Labour 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)

## Defunct parties and alliances

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* Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF)
* Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP) (2011-2015)[2]
* People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)[3]
* New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks, JL)
* All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL) (2006-2011)[4]
* 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 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)[5]
* 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)[6]
* 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)[7]
* Polish Catholic Party (PC)[8]
* Progressive Union (PA)[9]

## See also

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* Liberalism in Latvia
* Politics of Latvia
* List of political parties by country

## References

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1. ^ "Legal entity". Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
2. ^ "Latvian Reform Party to be liquidated". The Baltic Course. March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
3. ^ "People's Party, Skele, ride off into the sunset". The Baltic Times. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
4. ^ "Latvian political parties undergo major upheaval". The Baltic Times. July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
5. ^ "KNAB izbeidz partijas "Latgales tauta" darbību". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
6. ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - Core Parties". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
7. ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - LPF (core)". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
8. ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - PC (core)". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
9. ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - PA (core)". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

## External links

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Political parties in Latvia

Saeima
(100 seats)|

* New Unity
* 26; JV
* LP
* KN
* TPuN
* VuV
* Union of Greens and Farmers
* 16; LZS
* LuV
* LSDSP
* United List
* 15; LZP
* LP
* Latvian Association of Regions
* LRA
* VP
* National Alliance
* 13
* For Stability!
* 11
* The Progressives
* 10
* Latvia First
* 9

European Parliament
(9 seats out of 720)|

* New Unity
* 2; EPP
* National Alliance
* 2; ECR
* For Latvia's Development
* 1; RE
* United List
* 1; ECR
* The Progressives
* 1; Greens-EFA
* Harmony
* 1; S&D
* Latvia First
* 1; PfE

Other parties|

* Action Party
* Alliance of Young Latvians
* Awakening
* Awakening for Latvia
* KDS
* Centre Party
* For a Humane Latvia
* Force of People's Power
* Honor to serve Riga
* Izaugsme
* Movement For!
* People's Servants for Latvia
* Platform 21
* Progressive Christian Party
* Republic
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* New Conservative Party
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* Group of Non-Partisan Citizens
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* Bund
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* Latgale
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* Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party
* Latgalian Farmer-Labour Party
* Latgalian People's Party
* List of Lithuanians and Catholics
* New Farmers-Small Landowners Party
* Non-Partisan Landless Farmers
* Party for Peace and Order
* Party of the Orthodox
* Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles
* Russian Public Workers' Association
* Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers
* United List of Russians
* Vecticībnieki
* Workers' Party

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