| Civic Union Pilsoniskā savienība |
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| Leader | Girts Valdis Kristovskis |
| Founded | 26 April 2008 |
| Dissolved | 6 August 2011 |
| Merged into | Unity |
| Headquarters | Arsenāla iela 3-2, Riga |
| Ideology | Conservatism, Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | European People's Party[1] |
| European Parliament Group | European People's Party |
| Official colours | Latvian red |
| Saeima |
15 / 100
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| European Parliament |
2 / 8
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| Website | |
| http://pilsoniska-savieniba.lv/ | |
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The Civic Union (Latvian: Pilsoniskā savienība, PS) was a Latvian political party. It was founded in 2008 and most of its members came from the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and New Era Party. It has been described as centre-right or right-wing.[2][3]
It is currently part of the coalition government led by Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis.[3] The Civic Union controls the Latvia Ministry of Defence under the Minister Imants Viesturs Lieģis. The current party leader is Sandra Kalniete, a former European Commissioner.
In the European Parliament election, 2009 the Civic Union won over 24% of the vote in Latvia and gained two Members of the European Parliament.[4]
On 6 August 2011, it merged with two other parties to form the new political party Unity.[5]
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