Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party
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The Latgalian Christian Peasant and Catholic Party (Latvian: Latgales kristige zemnieki un katoli) was a Christian centrist political party in the Latvia in the inter-war period.[1] It was the largest party in the Latgale region, and was led by the bishop J Rancans.[2]
History
The party won six seats in the 1920 Constituent Assembly elections, becoming the joint fourth-largest party in the Assembly.[3] It retained its six seats in the 1922 elections, but was reduced to five seats in the 1925 elections. It returned to six seats following the 1928 elections, and won eight seats in the 1931 elections.
Ideology
Although the party had a similar platform to the Latvian Farmers' Union and the Christian National Union, it was also focussed on the Catholic population of Latgale. It supported providing compensation to dispossessed landlords, and also supported a Baltic union, although it was opposed to any Polish involvement.[2]
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