Unity (Latvian political party)

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Not to be confused with Latvian Unity Party.
Unity
Vienotība
Leader Laimdota Straujuma
President Solvita Āboltiņa
Chairperson Jānis Rozenbergs
General Secretary Artis Kampars
Founded 2010 (2010) (electoral alliance)
6 August 2011 (2011-08-06) (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]
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre-right
European affiliation European People's Party[3]
International affiliation None
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours Green
Saeima
23 / 100
European Parliament
4 / 8
Website
http://www.vienotiba.lv/
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. It is currently the largest party of the centre-right in Latvian politics and the leading party in the Straujuma cabinet. Unity is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).

The party was 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]

Its president 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
Increase 15
2011 172,567 18.8
20 / 100
Decrease 13
2014 199,535 21.9
23 / 100
Increase 3

European Parliament

Election year # of
overall votes		  % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/–
2014 204,979 46.2 (#1)
4 / 8

References

  1. ↑ Vienotiba/Youth, Unity (www.vienotiba.lv), retrieved on 13 March 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ EPP/Latvia, European People's Party (www.epp.eu), retrieved on 28 March 2012
  4. ↑ Unity has potential, but faces rocky road. Latviansonline.com (14 March 2010). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Harmony Centre is Most Popular Latvian Party | Angus Reid Public Opinion. Angus-reid.com. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Apollo – Ziņas: Izveidota partija «Vienotība». Apollo.lv. Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Aboltina voted in as chairwoman of Saeima National Security Committee, LETA, 6 November 2014, accessed 9 November 2014
  8. ↑ 'Vienotība' un RP vienojas par kopīgu startu 12.Saeimas vēlēšanās, LETA, 27 December 2013, accessed 21 September 2014

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