This is a list of political parties in Latvia. Latvia has a multi-party system, where often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Major parties
The following are parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament. Party Abbr. Leader(s) Ideology Politicalposition MPs MEPs Notes New Unity JV Evika Siliņa Centre-right Members:V, LP, Union of Greens and Farmers ZZS Armands Krauze Centre Members:LZS, LuV, LSDSP United List AS Centre Members:LZP, LRA, LP National Alliance NA Ilze Indriksone Right-wing For Stability! S! Jefimijs Klementjevs Centre The Progressives PRO Kaspars Briškens Left-wing Latvia First LPV Ainārs Šlesers Far-right Harmony S Jānis Urbanovičs Centre-left to left-wing For Latvia's Development LA Centre-right TZVAleksandrs KiršteinsCentre-rightto right-wing Honor to serve Riga!GKROļegs BurovsRegionalismCentre-right
Minor and regional parties We Change the Rules (Mēs mainām noteikumus, MMN) Latvian Russian Union (Latvijas Krievu savienība, LKS) Alliance of Young Latvians (Apvienība Jaunlatvieši, AJ) United for Latvia (Vienoti Latvijai, VL) New Conservative Party (Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP) Action Party (Rīcības partija) Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS) Centre Party (Centra partija) Platform 21 (Platforma 21, P21) For Latvia and Ventspils (Latvijai un Ventspilij, LuV) – nationally allied with the Union of Greens and Farmers Force of People's Power (Tautas Varas Spēks, TVS) Growth (Izaugsme) – part of Development/For! (Tēvzemes mantojums, TM) Honor to serve Riga (Gods kalpot Rīgai, GKR) National Union "Justice" (Nacionālā Savienība Taisnīgums, NST) Latgale Party (Latgales partija) – in Latgale; allied with Unity within the New Unity alliance People's Servants for Latvia (Tautas kalpi Latvijai, TKL) Progressive Christian Party (Kristīgi Progresīvā partija, KPP) Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP), part of Union of Greens and Farmers Socialist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija, LSP) Sovereign Power (Suverēnā vara, SV) Rising Sun for Latvia (Austošā Saule Latvijai, ASL)
Defunct parties and alliances Awakening for Latvia (Atmoda Latvijai, formerly For Latvia from the Heart, NSL) Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF) Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP) (2011-2015) People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP) New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks, JL) All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL) (2006-2011) Civic Union (Pilsoniskā Savienība, PS) Communist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Komunistiskā Partija, LKP) – banned in 1991 Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā Centra Partija, DCP) Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, DPP) Democratic Party "Saimnieks" (Demokrātiskā Partija "Saimnieks", DPS) Equal Rights (Līdztiesība, ER) For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK, TB/LNNK) For a Humane Latvia (Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL) For the Native Language! (Par Dzimto Valodu!) Free Choice in a People's Europe (Brīvā izvēle tautu Eiropā, BITE) Workers' Party (Darba Partija, DP) Honor to Serve Our Latvia (Gods kalpot mūsu Latvijai, GKML) Latvian Social Democratic Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija, LSDP) Latvian National Independence Movement (Latvijas Nacionālās Neatkarības Kustība, LNNK) Latvian Nationalists (Latviešu Nacionālisti) Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija, LPP) Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš, LC) National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija, TSP) New Centre (Jaunais Centrs, JC) New Party (Jaunā Partija, JP) Our Land (Mūsu Zeme) People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT) Popular Movement for Latvia (Tautas Kustība Latvijai, TKL) Social Democratic Party (Sociāldemokrātiskā partija, SDS) Socialist Workers and Peasants Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Strādnieku un Zemnieku Partija) Society for Political Change (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP) Anti-Centrist Party Christian Peasant and Catholic Party (Latgales kristīgo zemnieku un katoļu partija, LKZKP) New Farmers-Small Landowners Party (Latvijas Jaunsaimnieku un sīkgruntnieku partija, LJSP) Agrarian Union of the Landless (Bezzemnieku agrārā savienība, BAS) United Polish Parties (Apvienotās poļu partijas) Committee Of The German Baltic Parties (Ausschuß der Deutschbaltischen Parteien, ADP) Christian National Union (CNU) Latgalian Progressive Farmers (LPF) Polish Catholic Party (PC) Progressive Union (PA)
See also Liberalism in Latvia Politics of Latvia List of political parties by country
References
External links
List of political parties and alliances (Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia)/
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