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

Parties in the 9-th Saeima (elected 2006)

Factions represented in the Parliament of Latvia (as of December 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 and including deputies from
** For Latvia and Ventspils
*LPP/LC party
*For Fatherland and Freedom (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK) or TB/LNNK
*For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā) or PCTVL
*Harmony Centre (Saskaņas Centrs) or SC an alliance consisting of
**New Centre (Jaunais Centrs) or JC
**National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija), formerly part of PCTVL
**Latvian Socialist Party (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija), formerly part of PCTVL
**Daugavpils City Party or DPP

Parties not in Saeima

Parties which participated in 2006 parliamentary elections but did not win any seats in the parliament.

* Christian-Democratic Union or KDS
* Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija) or LSDSP
* Social Democratic Union (Sociāldemokrātu Savienība) or SDS
* For Motherland (Par Dzimteni)
* Mara Land (Māras Zeme)
* Our Land (Mūsu Zeme)
* National Power Unity (Nacionālā Spēka Savienība) or NSS
* Fatherland's Union (Tēvzemes Savienība)
* New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti)
* All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai)

Parties formed after 2006 parliamentary elections

* People of Latgale (Latgales tauta)

ee also

*Liberalism in Latvia

External links

* [http://reitingi.blogspot.com Ratings of Latvia's political parties]