Latgale Party

Political party in 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.[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]

  1. ^ In Preiļu Municipality, the party ran on a joint list with the National Alliance and the Latvian Farmers' Union.[3]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2018[a] Krišjānis Kariņš 56,542 6.74 New
1 / 100
 New 7th Coalition
2022[b] 173,425 19.19 Increase 12.45
0 / 100
 Decrease 1 Increase 1st Extra-parliamentary
  1. ^ The New Unity list won 8 seats; 7 went to Unity and 1 to Latgale Party
  2. ^ 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

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Dibināta Latgales partija". LETA (in Latvian). Delfi. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Par Latgales partijas priekšsēdētāju ievēl Daugavpils mēru Lāčplēsi". LETA (in Latvian). TV NET. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2013. gada 1. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas – Rezultāti – Preiļu novads" (in Latvian). Central Election Commission. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^
    • 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.
  5. ^ "'Jaunā Vienotība' un Latgales partija vienojas par kopīgu startu vēlēšanās" (in Latvian). Delfi. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ Egle, Ināra (23 July 2018). "Latgales partija vēl izvēlas" (in Latvian). Diena. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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