The Party for the Normalization of Relations with the Russian Federation and Belarus took third place in the elections in Latvia
According to the preliminary results of the elections to the Seimas of Latvia, the party “Sovereign Power” / “Union of Young Latvians” gains 11.73% of the votes.
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The party "Sovereign Power" / "Union of Young Latvians", advocating normalization of relations with Russia and Belarus, took third place in the elections to the Seimas of Latvia with 11.73% of the votes.
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Elections to the Seimas were held in Latvia, following which a new government is being formed.
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The “Sovereign Power” / “Union of Young Latvians” party, which advocates the normalization of relations with Russia and Belarus, ranks third according to the preliminary results of the elections to the Seimas of Latvia with 11.73% of the votes.
The first place was taken by the “Joint List” party of the Prime Minister of the Republic Andris Kulbergs with 35.44% of the votes, the second place was taken by the “Latvia First” party with 13.1% of the votes.
“National Rally” (8.8%), “Progressive” (7.8%) and “New Unity” (6.32%) also enter parliament.
MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. The Sovereign Power/Union of Young Latvians party, which advocates the normalization of relations with Russia and Belarus, ranks third according to the preliminary results of processing ballots for the elections to the Seimas of Latvia, the website of the Central Election Commission of the Republic reported.
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“Sovereign Power”/“Union of Young Latvians” - 11.73 percent,” the election commission website reported.
The Joint List party of the republic's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs came in first place - it gained 35.44 percent of the votes. “Latvia First”, which advocates traditional values, is in second place with 13.1 percent of the votes.
The nationalist “National Union”, which includes the notorious head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Janis Dombrava (8.8 percent), the “Progressive” (7.8 percent) and the “New Unity” (6.32 percent), oriented towards liberal youth, also enter parliament. The remaining parties do not overcome the 5 percent barrier.
Open Questions
- Who will be in the final coalition?
- What will be the final composition of the Sejm?







