Latvian parliamentary election, 2002

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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 republic in Northeastern Europe

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.

New Era Party political party

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.

Saeima parliament of Latvia

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.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Era Party 237,45224.026New
For Human Rights in United Latvia 189,08819.125+9
People's Party 165,24616.720–4
Latvia's First Party 94,7529.610New
Union of Greens and Farmers 93,7599.512+12
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 53,3965.47–10
Latvian Way 48,4304.90–21
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party 39,8374.00–14
Light of Latgale 15,9481.60New
Social Democratic Union 15,1621.50New
Social Democratic Welfare Party 13,2341.30New
Political Alliance "Centre" [a] 5,8190.60New
Russian Party4,7240.50New
Latvians' Party3,9190.40New
Latvian Revival Party2,5580.30New
Freedom Party2,0750.20New
Mara's Land1,4460.10New
Citizens' Union "Our Land"1,3490.100
Progressive Centre Party1,2290.10New
Latvian United Republican Party8260.10New
Invalid/blank votes7,505
Total997,7541001000
Registered voters/turnout1,295,28777.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a Political Alliance "Centre" was an alliance of Latvia's Democratic Party, the Workers' Party, For Freedom in Latvia and the Union of Latvian Farmers. [2]

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Aftermath

Voters severely punished the previous governing parties, with the People's Party and For Fatherland and Freedom both losing seats, while Latvian Way lost all its MPs.

A new coalition government was formed by the New Era Party, Latvia's First Party, For Fatherland and Freedom and the Union of Greens and Farmers. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority of 55 of the 100 MPs. However, after two years For Fatherland and Freedom left the coalition and was replaced by the People's Party, who returned to government after a two-year absence.

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1135