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Central Election Commission (Latvian: Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija, abbreviated CVK) is the commission responsible for the organising and conducting of elections in the Republic of Latvia. It is regulated by Latvian national law. [2] It organises elections to the Saeima, the European Parliament, local councils as well as referendums.
The New Conservative Party (Latvian: Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP), known as The Conservatives (Latvian: Konservatīvie, K) from February 2022 to October 2023, [2] [3] is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.
Queue of voters in Riga on election day. Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 1 October 2022 to elect the Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia, following the end of the term of the 13th Saeima elected in 2018.
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 ...
The 2014 elections saw Social Democratic Party "Harmony" emerge as the largest party. Although the largest party, Harmony has not participated in the government. A coalition was formed by Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and the National Alliance with Laimdota Straujuma as prime minister. [3]
Compared to the last election, Latvia was entitled to one more MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. [2]
The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by open list proportional representation from five multi-member constituencies (Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga (in which overseas votes are counted), Vidzeme and Zemgale) between 12 and 36 seats in size.
Ainārs Vilciņš was elected to the 13th Saeima from the list of the political party For a Humane Latvia in the Vidzeme electoral district, after which he represented the Sovereign Power party.