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Municipal elections were held across Latvia on 1 June 2013. All 119 municipalities and republican cities of Latvia elected their city councils. In Riga, by far the largest city in Latvia, Harmony Centre won an absolute majority. [1]
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Municipal elections were held across Latvia on 1 June 2013. All 119 municipalities and republican cities of Latvia elected their city councils. In Riga, by far the largest city in Latvia, Harmony Centre won an absolute majority. [1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party "Harmony" | 134,117 | 58.81 | 39 | +13 | |
| National Alliance | 40,920 | 17.94 | 12 | +12 | |
| Unity | 32,367 | 14.19 | 9 | –13 | |
| Latvian Green Party | 9,144 | 4.01 | 0 | New | |
| Latvian Farmers' Union | 4,306 | 1.89 | 0 | New | |
| Reform Party | 3,622 | 1.59 | 0 | New | |
| United for Latvia | 1,089 | 0.48 | 0 | New | |
| For the Native Language! | 774 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Action Party | 541 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 477 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alternative | 370 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
| For Independent Latvia!, Solidarity | 330 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 228,057 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Source: CVK | |||||
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