Political Union of Economists explained

The Political Union of Economists (Latvian: Tautsaimnieku politiskā apvienība), abbreviated to TPA, was a centre-left political party in Latvia during the 1990s.^[1] It was strongly pro-economic liberalisation. It was founded in February 1994, and was led by Edvīns Kibe.^[2]

The party was founded as an eight-deputy split from Harmony for Latvia after the 1993 election; the other part became the left-wing National Harmony Party. The TPA joined the coalition government led by Māris Gailis in September 1994, after Latvian Way refused to increase agricultural tariffs.^[3] In the 1995 election, the party won 1.5% of the vote: failing to cross the 5% election threshold to win any seats.

Notes and References

1. Book: Jeffries, Ian . The Countries of the Former Soviet Union at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century: the Baltic and European States in Transition . 2004 . Routledge . London . 978-0-415-25230-0 . 188 .
2. Book: Bugajski, Janusz . Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era . 2002 . M E Sharpe . London . 978-1-56324-676-0 . 110 .
3. Book: Clemens, Walter C. . The Baltic Transformed: Complexity Theory and European Security . 2001 . Rowman & Littlefield . London . 978-0-8476-9859-2 . 64 .