New Harmony (Latvia)

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New Harmony
Jaunā Saskaņa
AbbreviationJS
LeaderJuris Žuravļovs
Chairperson
Founded8 March 2004; 17 years ago (2004-03-08) (Motherland)
27 March 2009; 12 years ago (2009-03-27) (For the Motherland!)
22 February 2018; 3 years ago (2018-02-22) (For Alternative)
12 March 2019; 2 years ago (2019-03-12) (New Harmony)
HeadquartersRiga
IdeologyLeft-wing populism
Socialism
Syndicalism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Maroon
  White
Saeima
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European Parliament
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Website
jaunasaskana.lv

New Harmony (Latvian: Jaunā Saskaņa) initially Motherland (Latvian: Dzimtene) is a left-wing populist party in Latvia, founded in 2004. Its chairman was and its membership included currency exchange businessman . The founding parties were the Social Democratic Welfare Party led by Žuravļovs, "For Freedom, Social Justice and Equal Rights" (Russian abbreviation "ЗаСССР", meaning "For USSR") and the Latvian Youth Party of . From 2005 Motherland was represented on the Riga City Council, being elected in a coalition with the Socialist Party of Latvia. In the 2006 parliamentary election Motherland got 2.08% and failed to gain representation in the Saeima. The coalition was dissolved in 2008.[1]

The coalition was succeeded by the For the Motherland! (Latvian: Par Dzimteni!) party. Alīna Ļebedeva unsuccessfully stood as a candidate from the party in the 2009 European Parliament election.[2] From 2012 to 2018 the party name was VSK For an Independent Latvia! (Latvian: VSK "Par neatkarīgu Latviju!").[3]

For the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election, the party was refounded by Žuravļovs and Kuzins as For Alternative (Latvian: Par Alternatīvu) and advocated for the introduction of a syndicalist economy in Latvia. Before the 2019 European Parliament election the party was renamed New Harmony (Latvian: Jaunā Saskaņa, JS), taking inspiration from election competitors SDP Harmony and New Unity.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Prince Charles' floral assailent [sic] to run for EP". www.baltictimes.com. TBT / BNS. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ LURSOFT (2020-12-25). "Par Jaunu Saskaņu, 40008077593, Previous names". Lursoft. Retrieved 2020-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ LURSOFT (2020-12-25). "Jaunā Saskaņa, 40008277542, Iepriekšējie nosaukumi". Lursoft (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-12-25.


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