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The most recent elections for the 9th Saeima, the parliament of Latvia, were held on October 7, 2006. There were lists of candidates from 19 political parties. Turnout was 62.23%, with 901,173 out of 1,448,039 eligible voters casting votes.
Out of the 19 parties contesting the elections, 7 gathered 5% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament.
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| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats | Change | |
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| People's Party (Tautas partija) | 177, 481 | 19.56 | 23 | +3 | |
Union of Greens and Farmers (Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība)
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151, 595 | 16.71 | 18 | +6 | |
| New Era (Jaunais Laiks) | 148, 602 | 16.38 | 18 | –8 | |
Harmony Centre (Saskaņas centrs)
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130, 887 | 14.42 | 17 | +17 | |
| Coalition of Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā partija) and Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš) |
77, 869 | 8.58 | 10 | ±0 | |
| For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK) | 62, 989 | 6.94 | 8 | +1 | |
For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā)
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54, 684 | 6.03 | 6 | –19 | |
| Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā strādnieku partija) | 31, 728 | 3.5 | — | ||
| Motherland (Dzimtene) | 18, 860 | 2.08 | — | ||
| All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!) | 13, 469 | 1.48 | — | ||
| New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti) | 11, 505 | 1.27 | — | ||
| Total | 901,173 | 100.0 | 100 | ||
The governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis and his People's Party, won the election. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia had regained independence in 1991.[1]
OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission found that "Despite the ongoing naturalization process, the fact that a significant percentage of the adult population of Latvia does not enjoy voting rights represents a continuing democratic deficit". Its recommendations include:
MP J. Boldāns, elected from TB/LNNK, was sentenced by Latgale Regional Court to imprisonment for election fraud. J. Boldāns has appealed.[3].
A member of "Harmony centre" J. Klementjevs and three employees of his enterprise were fined for buying votes by Zemgale Regional Court.[4]
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) found that The People's Party, LPP/LC, Harmony Centre, New Era and UGF had exceeded spending limits.[5]
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