United for Latvia

United for Latvia
Vienoti Latvijai
Leader Ainārs Šlesers
Founded 2011
Headquarters Ventspils iela 4-10, Rēzekne, LV4601
Ideology Populism
European affiliation none
International affiliation none
Colours Purple, Green
Saeima
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European Parliament
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Website
vienotilatvijai.lv

United for Latvia (Latvian: Vienoti Latvijai) is a center-right populist political party in Latvia. It was founded in 2011 in Rēzekne and in 2013 Ainārs Šlesers became party chairman. Šlesers has been dubbed one of the three "oligarchs" prominent in Latvian politics,[1] and United for Latvia marks his return to electoral politics. He was previously leader of Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way and has served in several governments of Latvia including as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Aigars Kalvītis and Minister of Transport in the second government of Ivars Godmanis, both of whom are party members. Other formerly prominent Latvian politicians who are now party members include Jānis Jurkāns and Jānis Straume. The party is yet to win seats in the Saeima or the European Parliament. Šlesers and several other party members have been in the past among the Latvian politicians most willing to cooperate with Harmony and other Russian parties in Latvia.

Election results

Parliament (Saeima)

Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/–
2014 10,788 1.18
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See also

References

  1. ↑ Eglitis, Aaron. "Latvians Weary of Corruption to Oust Oligarchs as GDP Lags" Bloomberg.com September 13, 2011
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