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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.

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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, JL)
• People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)
• Union of Greens and Farmers (Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība, ZZS) an alliance consisting of
  • Latvian Farmers' Union (Latvijas Zemnieku Savienība, LZS)
  • Latvian Green Party (Latvijas Zaļā Partija, LZP) and including deputies from
  • For Latvia and Ventspils (Latvijai un Ventspilij, LV)
• LPP/LC party
• For Fatherland and Freedom (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK, TB/LNNK)
• For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā, PCTVL)
• Harmony Centre (Saskaņas Centrs, SC) an alliance consisting of
  • New Centre (Jaunais Centrs, JC)
  • National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija, TSP), formerly part of PCTVL
  • Latvian Socialist Party (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija, LSP), formerly part of PCTVL
  • Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība, SDS)
  • Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, 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 (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
• Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP)
• Motherland (Dzimteni)
• Mara Land (Party) (Māras Zeme)
• Our Land (Party) (Mūsu Zeme)
• National Power Unity (Nacionālā Spēka Savienība, NSS)
• Fatherland's Union (Tēvzemes Savienība, TS)
• New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti, JD)
• All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL)

[edit] Parties formed after 2006 parliamentary elections

• People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT)
• Civic Union (Pilsoniskā Savienība, PS)
• Society for Other Politics (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP)
• Libertas Latvia (Libertas.lv)

[edit] See also

• Liberalism in Latvia

[edit] External links

• Ratings of Latvia's political parties

v • d • e Political parties in Latvia Saeima (100):  People's Party (23)  ·  Union of Greens and Farmers (LZS 14 - LZP 4)  ·  New Era Party (18)  ·  Harmony Centre (TSP 11 - LSP 4 - JC 2)  ·  LPP/LC (LPP 5 - LC 5)  ·  For Fatherland and Freedom (8)  ·  For Human Rights in United Latvia (6) European Parliament (8 out of 736):  Civic Union (EPP 2)  ·  Harmony Centre (S&D 1 - GUE/NGL 1)  ·  For Human Rights in United Latvia (Greens-EFA 1)  ·  LPP/LC (ALDE 1)  ·  For Fatherland and Freedom (ECR 1)  ·  New Era Party (EPP 1) Extra-parliamentary parties  Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party  ·  Motherland  ·  All For Latvia!  ·  Demokrāti.lv Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Latvia

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