Country: | Latvia |
For a Good Latvia | |
Native Name: | Par Labu Latviju! |
Leader: | Joint leadership of Andris Šķēle (PP) and Ainārs Šlesers (LPP/LC) |
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Foundation: | 22 April 2010 |
Dissolved: | 16 October 2011 |
Position: | Centre-right |
National: | People's Party Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way |
European: | European People's Party (PP) European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LPP/LC) |
Europarl: | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (LPP/LC) |
Colours: | Maroon |
Headquarters: | Riga |
Seats1 Title: | Saeima |
Seats2 Title: | European Parliament |
Website: | http://parlabulatviju.lv/ |
For a Good Latvia (Latvian: Par Labu Latviju!, also known as (AŠ)²)[1] was a Latvian right-wing party alliance founded on 22 April 2010 by the People's Party, Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way, the businessmen's movement For a Good Latvia and some smaller parties. The initial name (AŠ)² referred to the initials of the party leaders of the People's Party (Andris Šķēle) and LPP/LC (Ainārs Šlesers).[2] Both major parties participating had been doing badly in the polls.[3] The alliance was headed by former Latvian president Guntis Ulmanis.
In the 2010 parliamentary election it won a disappointing 8 seats and did not join the governing coalition. In July 2011 the People's Party was dissolved and Ainārs Šlesers' LPP/LC renamed itself the Ainars Šlesers LPP/LC Reform Party, by analogy with the Zatlers' Reform Party. The parliamentary faction of "For a Good Latvia", however, continued to exist until the end of the 10th Saeima and was headed by Edgars Zalāns. In the elections of September 2011, Ainars Šlesers LPP/LC Reform Party failed to win any seats.