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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.
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 13 and 32 seats in size.
The other parties which placed above the 5% threshold to receive a seat in parliament were the United List with 11%, the National Alliance with 9.3%, For Stability! with 7%, Latvia First with 6%, and The Progressives, who entered parliament for the first time with 6% of the vote. [42] [41] The wasted vote in this election was 29.09%.
The Conservatives is a conservative party, [7] [8] [9] and it is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It has embraced its main appeal on anti-corruption policies. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Due to its rapid transformation, [ specify ] it succeeded in winning seats in the 2017 municipal elections . [ 13 ]
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