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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| 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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| Members:<br/>LZP, LRA, LP

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| National Alliance<br />

| NA

| Ilze Indriksone

| National conservatism

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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 />

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| 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

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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

  • List of political parties and alliances (Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia)/

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