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=== Parties in the Saeima === |
=== Parties in the Saeima === |
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Factions represented in the [[Saeima|Parliament of Latvia]] (as of June [[2006]]) |
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*[[New Era Party]] (Jaunais Laiks) or JL |
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*[[Harmony Centre]] (Saskaņas Centrs) or SC |
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**[[National Harmony Party]] (Tautas Saskaņas Partija) |
**[[National Harmony Party]] (Tautas Saskaņas Partija) |
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**[[Daugavpils City Party]] or DPP |
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*[[Latvian Socialist Party]] (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija), formerly part of PCTVL |
*[[Latvian Socialist Party]] (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija), formerly part of PCTVL |
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[[New Democrats]] (2004 split from New Era) are represented also — with 1 MP. |
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=== Parties not in Saeima === |
=== Parties not in Saeima === |
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This is a list of political parties in Latvia.
Latvia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which 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 Saeima
Factions represented in the Parliament of Latvia (as of June 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
- Latvia First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija) or LPP
- For Fatherland and Freedom (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK) or TB/LNNK
- For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā) or PCTVL
- Equal Rights (Līdztiesība)
- Free Choice in People's Europe (Brīvā Izvēle Tautu Eiropā)
- Harmony Centre (Saskaņas Centrs) or SC
- National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija)
- Daugavpils City Party or DPP
- Latvian Socialist Party (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija), formerly part of PCTVL
New Democrats (2004 split from New Era) are represented also — with 1 MP.
Parties not in Saeima
Parties which participated in 2002 parliamentary elections but did not win any seats in the parliament.
- Christian-Democratic Union or KDS
- Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš) or LC
- Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija) or LSDSP
- Light of Latgale (Latgales Gaisma) or LG
- Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība) or SDS
- Social Democratic Welfare Party (Sociāldemokrātiska Labklājības Partija)
- Political Alliance "Center" (Politiskā apvienība "Centrs")
- Party of Russians (Krievu Partija)
- Party of Latvians (Latviešu Partija)
- Latvijas Atdzimšanas Partija;
- Freedom Party (Brīvības Partija)
- Mira Land (Māras Zeme)
- Our Land (Mūsu Zeme)
- Progressive Centrist Party (Progressīvā Centriskā Partija)
- Latvian United Republican Party (Latvijas Apvienotā Republikāņu Partija)
Parties formed after 2002 parliamentary elections
- National Power Unity (Nacionālā Spēka Savienība) or NSS
- Fatherland's Union (Tēvzemes Savienība)
- New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti)