List of political parties in Latvia explained

This is a list of political parties in Latvia. Latvia has a multi-party system, where often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Major parties

See also: 2022 Latvian parliamentary election. The following are parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament.

Name		Abbr.	Leader(s)	Ideology	Political position	MPs	MEPs	Notes
	New Unity Jaunā Vienotība	JV	Krišjānis Kariņš	Liberal conservatism, Liberalism	Centre-right			Members: V, LP, VuV
	Union of Greens and Farmers Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība	ZZS	Aivars Lembergs	Agrarianism, Conservatism	Centre to centre-right			Members: LZS, LuV, LSDSP
	United List Apvienotais saraksts	AS	Uldis Pīlēns	Regionalism, Green conservatism	Centre to centre-right			Members: LZP, LRA, LP
	National Alliance Nacionālā apvienība	NA	Raivis Dzintars	National conservatism, Right-wing populism	Right-wing to far-right
	For Stability! Stabilitātei!	S!	Aleksejs Rosļikovs	Euroscepticism, Russian minority politics	Centre
	The Progressives Progresīvie	PRO	Kaspars Briškens	Progressivism, Social democracy	Centre-left to left-wing
	Latvia First Latvija pirmajā vietā	LPV	Ainārs Šlesers	Right-wing populism, Vaccine hesitancy	Right-wing
	Harmony Saskaņa	S	Jānis Urbanovičs	Social democracy, Russian minority politics	Centre-left
	For Latvia's Development Latvijas Attīstībai	LA	Artis Pabriks, Juris Pūce,Ivars Ijabs	Classical liberalism, Market liberalism	Centre-right
	People. Land. Statehood. Tauta. Zeme. Valstiskums.	TZV	Aleksandrs Kiršteins	Right-wing populism, Euroscepticism, Anti-environmentalism	Right-wing to far-right
	Honor to serve Riga! Gods kalpot Rīgai!	GKR	Oļegs Burovs	Regionalism	Centre-right
	We - For Talsi and Municipality Mēs - Talsiem un Novadam	MTuN		Regionalism	Centre to centre-left

Minor and regional parties

• Republic (Republika, R)
• Latvian Russian Union (Latvijas Krievu savienība, LKS)
• Alliance of Young Latvians (Apvienība Jaunlatvieši, AJ)
• United for Latvia (Vienoti Latvijai, VL)
• The Conservatives (Konservatīvie, K)
• Action Party (Rīcības partija)
• Awakening (Atmoda)
  • Awakening for Latvia (Atmoda Latvijai, formerly For Latvia from the Heart, NSL)
  • Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība, KDS)
• Centre Party (Centra partija)^[1]
• For a Humane Latvia (Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL)
• For Each and Every One (Katram un katrai, KuK)
• For Latvia and Ventspils (Latvijai un Ventspilij, LuV) – nationally allied with the Union of Greens and Farmers
• Force of People's Power (Tautas Varas Spēks, TVS)
• Growth (Izaugsme) – part of Development/For!
• (Tēvzemes mantojums, TM)
• Honor to serve Riga (Gods kalpot Rīgai, GKR)
• National Power Unity (Nacionālā Savienība Taisnīgums, NST)
• Latgale Party (Latgales partija) – in Latgale; allied with Unity within the New Unity alliance
• People's Servants for Latvia (Tautas kalpi Latvijai, TKL)
• Progressive Christian Party (Kristīgi Progresīvā partija, KPP)
• Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija, LSDSP), part of Union of Greens and Farmers
• Socialist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija, LSP)
• Sovereign Power (Suverēnā vara, SV)

Defunct parties and alliances

• Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte, LTF)
• Reform Party (Reformu partija, RP) (2011-2015)^[2]
• People's Party (Tautas Partija, TP)^[3]
• New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks, JL)
• All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!, VL) (2006-2011)^[4]
• Civic Union (Pilsoniskā Savienība, PS)
• Communist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Komunistiskā Partija, LKP) – banned in 1991
• Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā Centra Partija, DCP)
• Daugavpils City Party (Daugavpils Pilsētas Partija, DPP)
• Democratic Party "Saimnieks" (Demokrātiskā Partija "Saimnieks", DPS)
• Equal Rights (Līdztiesība, ER)
• For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK, TB/LNNK)
• For the Native Language! (Par Dzimto Valodu!)
• Free Choice in a People's Europe (Brīvā izvēle tautu Eiropā, BITE)
• Workers' Party (Darba Partija, DP)
• Honor to Serve Our Latvia (Gods kalpot mūsu Latvijai, GKML)
• Latvian Social Democratic Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija, LSDP)
• Latvian National Independence Movement (Latvijas Nacionālās Neatkarības Kustība, LNNK)
• Latvian Nationalists (Latviešu Nacionālisti)
• Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija, LPP)
• Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš, LC)
• National Harmony Party (Tautas Saskaņas Partija, TSP)
• New Centre (Jaunais Centrs, JC)
• New Party (Jaunā Partija, JP)
• Our Land (Mūsu Zeme)
• People of Latgale (Latgales Tauta, LT)^[5]
• Popular Movement for Latvia (Tautas Kustība Latvijai, TKL)
• Social Democratic Party (Sociāldemokrātiskā partija, SDS)
• Socialist Workers and Peasants Party of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Strādnieku un Zemnieku Partija)
• Society for Political Change (Sabiedrība Citai Politikai, SCP)
• Anti-Centrist Party
• Christian Peasant and Catholic Party (Latgales kristīgo zemnieku un katoļu partija, LKZKP)^[6]
• New Farmers-Small Landowners Party (Latvijas Jaunsaimnieku un sīkgruntnieku partija, LJSP)
• United Polish Parties (Apvienotās poļu partijas)
• Committee Of The German Baltic Parties (Ausschuß der Deutschbaltischen Parteien, ADP)
• Christian National Union (CNU)
• Latgalian Progressive Farmers (LPF)^[7]
• Polish Catholic Party (PC)^[8]
• Progressive Union (PA)^[9]

See also

• Liberalism in Latvia
• Politics of Latvia
• List of political parties by country

External links

• List of political parties and alliances (Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia)/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legal entity. 2020-10-19. Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne. en.
2. Web site: March 26, 2015 . Latvian Reform Party to be liquidated . June 2, 2016 . The Baltic Course.
3. News: July 13, 2011 . People's Party, Skele, ride off into the sunset . . September 23, 2011.
4. News: Latvian political parties undergo major upheaval . July 12, 2011 . . September 23, 2011.
5. Web site: KNAB izbeidz partijas "Latgales tauta" darbību. nra.lv. lv. 2018-07-01.
6. Web site: Bederke . Paul . PF - Core Parties . Party Facts . University of Bremen . 30 April 2023.
7. Web site: Bederke . Paul . PF - LPF (core) . Party Facts . University of Bremen . 30 April 2023.
8. Web site: Bederke . Paul . PF - PC (core) . Party Facts . University of Bremen . 30 April 2023.
9. Web site: Bederke . Paul . PF - PA (core) . Party Facts . University of Bremen . 30 April 2023.