Liepāja Party
Liepāja Party Liepājas Partija | |
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| Chairman | Uldis Sesks |
| Founded | December 14, 2004 |
| Headquarters | Dīķa iela 11 - 2, LV-3401, Liepāja |
| Membership (2016) | 357[1] |
| Ideology | Localism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Union of Greens and Farmers (2004–2022) United Latvian List (2022–) |
| Colours | Green White |
| Liepāja City Council[2] | 6 / 15 |
| Saeima | 1 / 100 |
| Website | |
| liepajaspartija | |
The Liepāja Party (Latvian: Liepājas Partija) is a localist political party in Latvia.[3] It operates in the city of Liepāja, where its chairman, Uldis Sesks, was mayor from 1997 to 2018.[4] The party has an agreement with the Union of Greens and Farmers allowing party members to be elected in the Saeima, including current members Māris Kučinskis (former Prime Minister of Latvia), Valdis Skujiņš and Aija Barča.[5][6]
Election results
[edit]Legislative elections
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Performance | Rank | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2010[a] | Uldis Sesks | 190,025 | 20.11 | New | 2 / 100
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New | 3rd | Coalition |
| 2011[b] | 111,957 | 12.33 |  7.78
|
1 / 100
|
1
|
5th
|
Opposition | |
| 2014[c] | 178,210 | 19.66 |  7.33
|
3 / 100
|
2
|
3rd
|
Coalition | |
| 2018[d] | 83,675 | 9.97 | 9.69
|
3 / 100
|
 0
|
6th
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Opposition | |
| 2022[e] | 100,631 | 11.14 | 1.17
|
1 / 100
|
2
|
3rd
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Coalition (2022-2023) | |
| Opposition (2023-) | ||||||||
- ^ ZZS list won 22 seats; 13 to LZS, 4 to LZP and 3 to LuV - 2 to LP
- ^ ZZS list won 13 seats; 5 to LZS, 4 to LZP and 2 to LuV - 1 to LP
- ^ ZZS list won 21 seats; 11 to LZS, 4 to LZP and 3 to LuV - 3 to LP
- ^ ZZS list won 11 seats; 5 to LZS, 1 to LZP and 2 to LuV - 3 to LP
- ^ AS list won 15 seats; 7 to LRA, 4 to LZP, 1 to LP and 3 to independents
European Parliament elections
[edit]| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[a] | Andris Bērziņš | 36,637 | 8.32 (#4) | 0 / 8
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New | – |
| 2019[b] | Dana Reizniece-Ozola | 25,252 | 5.37 (#6) | 0 / 8
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0
| |
| 2024[c] | Reinis Pozņaks | 42,551 | 8.27 (#4) | 0 / 9
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0
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References
[edit]- ^ "Biedru skaita ziņā līdere Latvijā ir 'Saskaņa'" (in Latvian). DELFI. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ ":: CVK " 2017. gada 3. jūnija pašvaldību vēlēšanas "". www.pv2017.cvk.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Mēs nevaram atrast lapu, kuru meklēji" (PDF).
- ^ "ZZS ar Liepājas partiju parakstīs vienošanos par turpmāko sadarbību". www.zzs.lv.
- ^ "ZZS ar Liepājas partiju parakstīs vienošanos par turpmāko sadarbību". liepājniekiem.lv. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Latvian)
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