Society for Political Change explained

Country:Latvia
Society for Political Change
Native Name:Sabiedrība citai politikai
Colorcode:
  1. ED1B23
Leader:Aigars Štokenbergs
Foundation:6 September 2008
Dissolution:6 August 2011
Ideology:Social liberalism[1]
Merged:Unity
Colours:Red
Headquarters:Riga, Audēju street 8
Seats1 Title:Saeima
Website:http://www.scp.lv/

The Society for Political Change (SCP) was a social-liberal[2] political party in Latvia founded on 6 September 2008. Its members include two former ministers, former foreign minister Artis Pabriks and former economics minister Aigars Štokenbergs; its first president was economist Gatis Kokins.[3]

The SCP ran as part of the Unity rainbow party alliance in the 2010 parliamentary election to the Saeima. The party won six seats, out of the list's total of 33. After the election, the SCP demanded that the right-wing National Alliance,[4] which includes previous coalition partners For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK, be excluded from the new government, which included Unity and the Union of Greens and Farmers.[5]

On 6 August 2011, it merged with two other parties to form the new political party Unity.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latvia. Nordsieck. Wolfram. Parties and Elections in Europe. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726031852/http://www.parties-and-elections.de/latvia.html. 2011. 2011-07-26. dead.
  2. Book: Daniele Caramani. The Europeanization of Politics. 2013. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-11867-6. 310.
  3. Web site: DerStandard.at.
  4. News: Latvia PM party has fresh doubts over 3-party govt . . 25 October 2010 .
  5. News: Latvia to Form Two-Party Government as Nationalists Left Out . Aaron. Eglitis. . 25 October 2010 .
  6. Web site: Apollo - Ziņas: Izveidota partija "Vienotība" . 2011-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808090150/http://www.apollo.lv/portal/news/articles/246138 . 2011-08-08 .