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]
Latgale Party Latgales partija | |
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| Abbreviation | LP |
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| Founded | June 1, 2012 |
| Ideology | |
| National affiliation | New Unity |
| Colours | |
| Saeima | 0 / 100 |
| Mayors of Latgale | 1 / 10 |
| Website | |
| latgalespartija | |
History
editThe 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.[a][4]
Ahead of the 2018 parliamentary elections, the party joined the newly founded New Unity party alliance.[5] 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.[6]
Election results
editLegislative elections
edit| Election | Leader | Performance | Rank | Government | ||||
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| Votes | % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2018[b] | Krišjānis Kariņš | 56,542 | 6.74 | New | 1 / 100
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New | 7th | Coalition |
| 2022[c] | 173,425 | 19.19 |  12.45
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0 / 100
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 1
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1st
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Extra-parliamentary | |
- ^ In Preiļu Municipality, the party ran on a joint list with the National Alliance and the Latvian Farmers' Union.[3]
- ^ The New Unity list won 8 seats; 7 went to Unity and 1 to Latgale Party
- ^ The New Unity list won 26 seats; 23 went to Unity, 1 to For Kuldīga Municipality, 1 to For Valmiera and Vidzeme and 1 to an independent
European Parliament elections
edit| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
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| 2019[a] | Valdis Dombrovskis | 124,193 | 26.40 (#1) | 0 / 8
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New | – |
| 2024[a] | 130,563 | 25.37 (#1) | 0 / 9
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 0
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- ^ a b The New Unity list won 2 seats, both of which went to Unity (Latvia)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Dibināta Latgales partija". LETA (in Latvian). Delfi. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Par Latgales partijas priekšsēdētāju ievēl Daugavpils mēru Lāčplēsi". LETA (in Latvian). TV NET. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Preiļu novads" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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- Ludza Municipality: "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Ludzas novads" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Preiļi Municipality: "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Preiļu novads" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Viļaka Municipality: "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Viļakas novads" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Daugavpils: "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Daugavpils" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Riebiņi Municipality "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Riebiņu novads" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "'Jaunā Vienotība' un Latgales partija vienojas par kopīgu startu vēlēšanās" (in Latvian). Delfi. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Egle, Ināra (23 July 2018). "Latgales partija vēl izvēlas" (in Latvian). Diena. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
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