Latvian Association of Regions

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Latvian Association of Regions
Latvijas Reģionu apvienība
AbbreviationLRA
LeaderEdvards Smiltēns
FounderMārtiņš Bondars
Founded13 March 2014; 7 years ago (13 March 2014) (alliance)
29 August 2020; 12 months ago (29 August 2020) (party)
Merger ofRegional Alliance

HeadquartersRiga, Mazā Smilšu iela 12–3, LV-1050
Membership (2019)Increase 2,000 [1]
IdeologyCentrism
Regionalism[2]
Political positionCentre[2][3][4]
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists
Colours  Maroon
  Navy blue
Saeima
0 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 8
Riga City Council
3 / 60
Mayors
7 / 43
Website
apvieniba.lv

The Latvian Association of Regions or Latvian Regional Alliance (Latvian: Latvijas Reģionu apvienība, LRA) is a centrist[2][3][4] political party in Latvia.

It was founded as an alliance on 13 March 2014 and is headed by former MP . It won 8 seats in the Saeima at the 2014 parliamentary election.[5] The LRA contested the elections as a political alliance of several smaller regionalist parties, including the , the LSDSP, the Christian Democratic Union and the . The first leader of the alliance was Mārtiņš Bondars until stepping down and leaving the alliance in 2017, after which he was succeeded by Nellija Kleinberga.[6][7] In the lead up to the 2018 elections, the LSDSP and the Christian Democrats left the alliance.

On 22 August 2020, two of the parties making up the alliance – For Ogre Municipality and the Regional Alliance voted to reorganize LRA into a single political party. The other members – the Vidzeme Party and three NGOs voted to continue as affiliated cooperation partners under the LRA banner.[8]

Election results[]

Saeima[]

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2014 Mārtiņš Bondars 60,812 6.71 (#5)
8 / 100
 Opposition
2018 Edvards Smiltēns 35,018 4.17 (#8)
0 / 100
 Decrease 8 Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament[]

Election Votes % Seats +/–
2014 11,035 2.5 (#3)
0 / 8
2019 23,581 4.98
0 / 8
 Steady

References[]

  1. ^ "Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība. Stipri reģioni. Stipra Latvija. Apvieniba.lv - Apvieniba.lv - Latvijas Reģionu Apvienības partijas oficiālā mājas lapa" (in Latvian). Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b University College London (8 October 2014). "Latvia's elections: Can there be harmony without Harmony?". UCL SSEES Research Blog. University College London. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Par mums - Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība".
  5. ^ "12.Saeimas vēlēšanas".
  6. ^ "Leading politician quits Regional Alliance". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. March 20, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Leader of Latvian Association of Regions announces his departure". Baltic News Network. March 20, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Anstrate, Vita (2020-08-22). "Latvijas Reģionu apvienība pārtapusi partijā" [The Latvian Association of Regions has become a party]. www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-09-03.

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