List of political parties in Latvia
This is a list of political parties in Latvia. Latvia has a multi-party system, where no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
The parties
Major parties
Parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | MPs | MEPs | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Saskaņa |
SDPS | Nils Ušakovs | Left-wing: Social democracy, Russian minority politics | 24 | 1 | ||
| Unity Vienotība |
V | Solvita Āboltiņa | Centre-right: Liberal conservatism, social liberalism | 23 | 4 | ||
| Union of Greens and Farmers Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība |
ZZS | Augusts Brigmanis | Centre: Agrarianism, green politics | 21 | 1 | Electoral alliance: LZS, LZP | |
| National Alliance Nacionālā apvienība |
NA | Gaidis Bērziņš and Raivis Dzintars | Right-wing: National conservatism, economic liberalism | 17 | 1 | ||
| Latvian Association of Regions Latvijas Reģionu apvienība |
LRA | Mārtiņš Bondars | Centre | 8 | 0 | ||
| For Latvia from the Heart No sirds Latvijai |
NSL | Inguna Sudraba | Right-wing: Populism | 7 | 0 | ||
| Latvian Russian Union Latvijas Krievu savienība |
LKS | Tatjana Ždanoka, Jakovs Pliners, and Miroslavs Mitrofanovs | Left-wing: Russian minority politics, democratic socialism | 0 | 1 | ||
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Minor parties
- Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
- Fatherland Union (Tēvzemes Savienība, TS)
- For native language! (Par Dzimto Valodu!)
- Latvian Development (Latvijas attīstībai, LA)
- Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP)
- Our Land (Party) (Mūsu Zeme)
- People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT)
- Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP)
- Socialist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija, LSP)
Defunct parties
- All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL)
- Civic Union (Pilsoniskā Savienība, PS)
- Communist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Komunistiskā Partija, LKP)
- Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā Centra Partija, DCP)
- Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, DPP)
- Democratic Party "Saimnieks" (Demokrātiskā Partija "Saimnieks", DPS)
- Equal Rights (Līdztiesība)
- For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK, TB/LNNK)
- Free Choice in a People's Europe (Brīvā izvēle tautu Eiropā, BITE)
- Workers' Party (Darba Partija, DP)
- Latvian Social Democratic Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija, LSDP)
- Latvian National Independence Movement (Latvijas Nacionālās Neatkarības Kustība, LNNK)
- Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija, LPP)
- Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš)
- National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija, TSP)
- New Centre (Jaunais Centrs, JC)
- New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks, JL)
- New Party (Jaunā Partija, JP)
- People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)
- Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF)
- Popular Movement for Latvia (Tautas Kustība Latvijai, TKL)
- Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība, SDS)
- Society for Other Politics (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP)
See also
References
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