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* [[Society for Other Politics]] (''Sabiedrība Citai Politikai'', SCP) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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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.
The parties
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 Savienībaor, 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
- Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, DPP)
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)
- Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība, SDS)
- 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)
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)
