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.
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| New Unity <br />
| JV
| Evika Siliņa
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| Centre-right
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| Members:<br/>V, LP, VuV
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| Union of Greens and Farmers <br />
| ZZS
| Armands Krauze
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| Centre
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| Members:<br/>LZS, LuV, LSDSP
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| United List<br />
| AS
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| Centre to<br/>centre-right
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| Members:<br/>LZP, LRA, LP
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| National Alliance<br />
| NA
| Ilze Indriksone
| National conservatism
| Right-wing
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| For Stability! <br />
| S!
| Aleksejs Rosļikovs
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| Centre
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| The Progressives<br />
| PRO
| Kaspars Briškens
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| Centre-left<br/>to left-wing
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| Latvia First<br />
| LPV
| Ainārs Šlesers
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| Right-wing<br/>to far-right
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| Harmony<br />
| S
| Jānis Urbanovičs
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| Centre-left
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| For Latvia's Development<br />
| LA
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| Centre-right
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|Aleksandrs Kiršteins
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|Right-wing<br/>to far-right
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|Honor to serve Riga!<br />
|GKR
|Oļegs Burovs
|Regionalism
|Centre-right
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Minor and regional parties
- We Change the Rules (Mēs mainām noteikumus, MMN)
- Latvian Russian Union (Latvijas Krievu savienība, LKS)
- Alliance of Young Latvians (Apvienība Jaunlatvieši, AJ)
- United for Latvia (Vienoti Latvijai, VL)
- New Conservative Party (Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP)
- Action Party (Rīcības partija)
- Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
- Centre Party (Centra partija)
- Platform 21 (Platforma 21, P21)
- 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)
See also
- Liberalism in Latvia
- Politics of Latvia
- List of political parties by country
References
External links
- List of political parties and alliances (Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia)/
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