Political Parties in Latvia - Latvian National Independence Movement, Latvia's First Party, Communist Party of Latvia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 103. Not illustrated. Chapters: Latvian National Independence Movement, Latvia's First Party, Communist Party of Latvia, for Fatherland and Freedom/lnnk, Popular Front of Latvia, Libertas Latvia, Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party, General Jewish Labour Bund in Latvia, for Human Rights in United Latvia, New Era Party, National Harmony Party, Socialist Party of Latvia, Latvian Way, List of Political Parties in Latvia, Helsinki-86, National Power Unity, Harmony Centre, All for Latvia , International Front of the Working People of Latvia, People's Party, Jaunlatvija, Civic Union, Latvian Farmers' Union, Social Democratic Union, Revolutionary Socialist Party of Latvia, Equal Rights, Socialist Workers and Peasants Party of Latvia, Light of Latgale, Motherland, Society for Other Politics, Demokr ti.lv, New Centre, Social Democratic Welfare Party, Christian Democratic Union, Democratic Center Party of Latvia. Excerpt: The Latvia's First Party (Latvian: ) is a right-wing, socially conservative and christian democratic political party in Latvia. It was founded in May 25, 2002, led by riks Jkabsons and Ainrs lesers. The party included a number of priests from all the major branches of Christianity in Latvia (Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox and Baptist) and, also, members of Jaun Paaudze (New Generation), a controversial charismatic group. As a result, it was informally nicknamed "the party of priests" or "pastors' party." Using populist promises and support from religious organisations, it won 9.5% of the popular vote and 10 out of 100 seats at the legislative elections of October 5, 2002 and has joined all the coalition governments since that time. At the 2006 elections it ran together with Latvian Way; the bloc took 8.58% but also won 10 seats in parliament. The party proclaims itself to be a strong supporter of the traditional family...