For a Good Latvia explained

Country:Latvia
For a Good Latvia
Native Name:Par Labu Latviju!
Leader:Joint leadership of
Andris Šķēle (PP) and
Ainārs Šlesers (LPP/LC)
Colorcode:
  1. 9E1B35
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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Guntis Ulmanis becomes chairman of For a Good Latvia alliance . Nina . Kolyako . June 13, 2010 . . July 7, 2010.
  2. News: People's Party, LPP/LC to join forces . Oskars . Magone . April 22, 2010 . . July 7, 2010.
  3. Web site: Harmony Centre is Most Popular Latvian Party: Angus Reid Global Monitor . 2010-05-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100209053010/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/34934/harmony_centre_is_most_popular_latvian_party . 2010-02-09 .