Latgale Party Explained

Latgale Party
Native Name:Latgales partija
Native Name Lang:lv
Abbreviation:LP
National:New Unity
Seats1 Title:Saeima
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Seats2 Title:Mayors of Latgale
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Country:Latvia

The Latgale Party (Latvian: Latgales partija, LP) is a regionalist political party in Latvia representing the Latgalian minority of Latvia.[1] It cooperates with the New Unity coalition and since 2014, it has been led by Jānis Lāčplēsis and Aldis Adamovičs.[2]

History

The party was founded on 1 June 2012 in Preiļi[1] and registered on 28 August the same year. The stated intention of the party was to represent the interest of Latgalian citizens on a state level.

At the 2013 municipal elections, the party received the most seats in the municipalities of Ludza, Preiļi, and Viļaka as well as being tied for most seats with Harmony Centre in Daugavpils and with the Union of Greens and Farmers in Riebiņi Municipality.[3]

Ahead of the 2018 parliamentary elections, the party joined the newly founded New Unity party alliance.[4] Despite this, some party candidates chose to run on the lists of KPV LV and the Progressives due to agreements within the individual local party chapters.[5]

Election results

Legislative elections

ElectionLeaderPerformanceRankGovernment
Votes%± ppSeats+/–
2018align=left rowspan=2Krišjānis Kariņš56,542 6.74NewNew7th
2022173,425 19.19 12.45 1 1st

European Parliament elections

ElectionList leaderVotes%Seats+/–EP Group
2019align=left rowspan=2 Valdis Dombrovskis124,19326.40 (#1)New
2024130,56325.37 (#1) 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 June 2012. Dibināta Latgales partija. 24 May 2021. LETA. Delfi. lv.
  2. Web site: 8 February 2014. Par Latgales partijas priekšsēdētāju ievēl Daugavpils mēru Lāčplēsi. 24 May 2021. LETA. TV NET. lv.
  3. Web site: 'Jaunā Vienotība' un Latgales partija vienojas par kopīgu startu vēlēšanās. Delfi. lv. 2 July 2018. 24 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Latgales partija vēl izvēlas. Egle. Ināra. Diena. lv. 23 July 2018. 24 May 2021.