List of political parties in Latvia

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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.

Ways to browse Wikipedia for political parties are by name of the party, country, ideology or by membership of internationals and through the category system: especially by country and ideology.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Parties in the 9-th Saeima (elected 2006) 1.2 Parties not in Saeima 1.3 Parties formed after 2006 parliamentary elections 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parties in the 9-th Saeima (elected 2006)

Factions represented in the Parliament of Latvia (as of December 2006)

• New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks) or JL
• People's Party (Tautas Partija) or TP
• Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība or ZZS (Union of Greens and Farmers) an alliance consisting of
  • Latvian Farmers' Union (Latvijas Zemnieku Savienība) or LZS
  • Latvian Green Party (Latvijas Zaļā Partija) or LZP and including deputies from
  • For Latvia and Ventspils
• LPP/LC party
• For Fatherland and Freedom (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK) or TB/LNNK
• For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā) or PCTVL
• Harmony Centre (Saskaņas Centrs) or SC an alliance consisting of
  • New Centre (Jaunais Centrs) or JC
  • National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija), formerly part of PCTVL
  • Latvian Socialist Party (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija), formerly part of PCTVL
  • Daugavpils City Party or DPP

[edit] Parties not in Saeima

Parties which participated in 2006 parliamentary elections but did not win any seats in the parliament.

• Christian-Democratic Union or KDS
• Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija) or LSDSP
• Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība) or SDS
• For Motherland (Par Dzimteni)
• Mara Land (Māras Zeme)
• Our Land (Mūsu Zeme)
• National Power Unity (Nacionālā Spēka Savienība) or NSS
• Fatherland's Union (Tēvzemes Savienība)
• New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti)
• All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai)

[edit] Parties formed after 2006 parliamentary elections

• People of Latgale (Latgales tauta)

[edit] See also

• Liberalism in Latvia

[edit] External links

• Ratings of Latvia's political parties

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