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.
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)
- Awakening (Atmoda)
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ "Legal entity". Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Latvian Reform Party to be liquidated". The Baltic Course. March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "People's Party, Skele, ride off into the sunset". The Baltic Times. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Latvian political parties undergo major upheaval". The Baltic Times. July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "KNAB izbeidz partijas "Latgales tauta" darbību". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - Core Parties". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - LPF (core)". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - PC (core)". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Bederke, Paul. "PF - PA (core)". Party Facts. University of Bremen. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
- List of political parties and alliances (Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia)/
