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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 October 2002. [1] The New Era Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 26 of the 100 seats.
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.
The New Era Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. Founded in 2002, the party merged with Civic Union and Society for Other Politics to form Unity in 2011.
The Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in October 2018.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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New Era Party | 237,452 | 24.0 | 26 | New |
For Human Rights in United Latvia | 189,088 | 19.1 | 25 | +9 |
People's Party | 165,246 | 16.7 | 20 | –4 |
Latvia's First Party | 94,752 | 9.6 | 10 | New |
Union of Greens and Farmers | 93,759 | 9.5 | 12 | +12 |
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 53,396 | 5.4 | 7 | –10 |
Latvian Way | 48,430 | 4.9 | 0 | –21 |
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | 39,837 | 4.0 | 0 | –14 |
Light of Latgale | 15,948 | 1.6 | 0 | New |
Social Democratic Union | 15,162 | 1.5 | 0 | New |
Social Democratic Welfare Party | 13,234 | 1.3 | 0 | New |
Political Alliance "Centre" [a] | 5,819 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
Russian Party | 4,724 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
Latvians' Party | 3,919 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
Latvian Revival Party | 2,558 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Freedom Party | 2,075 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
Mara's Land | 1,446 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
Citizens' Union "Our Land" | 1,349 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Progressive Centre Party | 1,229 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
Latvian United Republican Party | 826 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 7,505 | – | – | – |
Total | 997,754 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,295,287 | 77.0 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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