Unity (Latvian political party)
| Unity | |
|---|---|
| Vienotība | |
 | |
| Leader | Laimdota Straujuma |
| President | Solvita Āboltiņa |
| Chairperson | Jānis Rozenbergs |
| General Secretary | Artis Kampars |
| Founded |
2010 (electoral alliance) 6 August 2011 (party) |
| Merger of |
New Era Party, Civic Union, Society for Other Politics |
| Headquarters | Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Boulevard 12-3 Riga LV-1050 |
| Youth wing | Vienotības Jaunatnes organizācija[1] |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism[2], Moderate Nationalism, Radical Pro-Europeanism, European Federalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | European People's Party[3] |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Green |
| Saeima |
23 / 100 |
| European Parliament |
4 / 8 |
| Website | |
| http://www.vienotiba.lv/ | |
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Politics of Latvia Political parties Elections | |
Unity (Latvian: Vienotība) registered as Latvian: Partija "VIENOTĪBA" Party "UNITY" is a liberal-conservative[2] political party in Latvia, founded as an electoral alliance of the New Era Party, Civic Union, and the Society for Political Change on 6 March 2010. It was reportedly founded in a bid to form a counterweight to the left-wing Harmony Centre alliance,[4] which had been strengthening in polls and elections, while the other right-wing parties (People's Party, For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and LPP/LC) were below the electoral threshold of 5%.[5]
On 6 August 2011 the alliance was transformed into a single political party.[6] It is affiliated with the European People's Party at the European level.
Its leader is Solvita Āboltiņa, the chair of parliament's National Security Committee.[7] Laimdota Straujuma is the current Prime Minister, and another four Unity members are serving as ministers in the 2014-2018 government. For the 2014 general election, Unity announced an electoral pact with the Reform Party.[8]
Election Results
Parliament (Saeima)
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 301,424 | 31.9 | 33 / 100 |
 15 |
| 2011 | 172,567 | 18.8 | 20 / 100 |
 13 |
| 2014 | 199,535 | 21.9 | 23 / 100 |
3 |
European Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 204,979 | 46.2 (#1) | 4 / 8 |
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References
- ↑ Vienotiba/Youth, Unity (www.vienotiba.lv), retrieved on 13 March 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Parties and Elections in Europe, "Latvia", The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck". Parties & Elections. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ EPP/Latvia, European People's Party (www.epp.eu), retrieved on 28 March 2012
- ↑ Unity has potential, but faces rocky road. Latviansonline.com (14 March 2010). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Harmony Centre is Most Popular Latvian Party | Angus Reid Public Opinion. Angus-reid.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Apollo – Ziņas: Izveidota partija «Vienotība». Apollo.lv. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Aboltina voted in as chairwoman of Saeima National Security Committee, LETA, 6 November 2014, accessed 9 November 2014
- ↑ 'Vienotība' un RP vienojas par kopīgu startu 12.Saeimas vēlēšanās, LETA, 27 December 2013, accessed 21 September 2014
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