List of political parties in Latvia

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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The parties

Major parties
See also: 2018 Latvian parliamentary election

Parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.

Name Abbr. Leader(s) Ideology Political position MPs MEPs Notes
Harmony,
Saskaņa		 S Jānis Urbanovičs Social democracy,
Russian minority politics		 Centre-left
18 / 100
2 / 8
The Conservatives,
Konservatīvie		 K Jānis Bordāns Liberal conservatism,
Anti-corruption		 Centre-right
16 / 100
0 / 8
Development/For!,
Attīstībai/Par!		 AP! Daniels Pavļuts,
Ivars Ijabs		 Social liberalism,
Classical liberalism		 Centre
12 / 100
1 / 8
 Members: Par!, LA I
National Alliance,
Nacionālā apvienība		 NA Gaidis Bērziņš,
Raivis Dzintars		 National conservatism,
Right-wing populism		 Right-wing to far-right
12 / 100
2 / 8
New Unity,
Jaunā Vienotība		 V Arvils Ašeradens Liberal conservatism,
Liberalism		 Centre-right
11 / 100
2 / 8
 Members: V, LP
Union of Greens and Farmers,
Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība		 ZZS Edgars Tavars Agrarianism,
Conservatism		 Centre to centre-right
10 / 100
0 / 8
 Electoral alliance:
LZS, LZP
For a Humane Latvia,
Par cilvēcīgu Latviju		 PCL Ieva Krapāne Right-wing populism,
Conservatism		 Centre-right to right-wing
1 / 100
0 / 8
Republic,
Republika		 R Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis,
Sandis Ģirģens		 Green politics,
Regionalism		 Centre
2 / 100
0 / 8
Latvia First,
Latvija pirmajā vietā		 LPV Ainārs Šlesers Right-wing populism,
Vaccine hesitancy		 Right-wing
0 / 100
0 / 8
For Each and Every One,
For Each and Every One		 KuK Aldis Gobzems Right-wing populism,
Social conservatism		 Right-wing
2 / 100
0 / 8
Latvian Russian Union,
Latvijas Krievu savienība		 LKS Tatjana Ždanoka,
Miroslav Mitrofanov		 Russian minority politics,
Social conservatism		 Big tent
0 / 100
1 / 8

Minor and regional parties

Defunct parties

See also

References
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