The Conservatives (Latvia)

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The Conservatives
Konservatīvie
AbbreviationK
LeaderJānis Bordāns
Founded17 May 2014; 7 years ago (2014-05-17)
Split fromNational Alliance
HeadquartersRiga, Latvia
Membership (2019)1,074[1]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Dark blue
Saeima
15 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 8
Government of Latvia
4 / 14
Riga City Council
4 / 60
Website
konservativie.lv

The Conservatives (Latvian: Konservatīvie, K) is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.[2][3][4]

It was formed on 17 May 2014. Jānis Bordāns was chosen as the leader on the founding assembly.[5] The Conservatives is a conservative party,[6][7][8] and it is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum.[8][9] It has embraced its main appeal on anti-corruption policies.[10][11] Due to its rapid transformation, it succeeded in winning seats in the 2017 municipal elections.[12] In the 2018 parliamentary election they placed third by winning 16 seats.[13]

Election results[edit]

Saeima[edit]

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2014 Jānis Bordāns 6,389 0.70 (#10)
0 / 100
Extra-parliamentary
2018 114,694 13.67 (#3)
16 / 100
Increase 16 Coalition

European Parliament[edit]

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/–
2019 Andis Kudors 20,595 4.38 (#8)
0 / 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kura partija Latvijā var lepoties ar lielāko biedru skaitu" (in Latvian). NRA. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The Puzzle of Latvian Government". Europe Elects. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ Taggart, Paul; Pirro, Andrea L. P. (16 April 2021). "European populism before the pandemic: ideology, Euroscepticism, electoral performance, and government participation of 63 parties in 30 countries". Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 51 (3): 281–304. doi:10.1017/ipo.2021.13. ISSN 0048-8402.
  4. ^ "Jaunā konservatīvā partija mainīs partijas nosaukumu uz «Konservatīvie»". LSM.LV (in Latvian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Nodibina Bordāna "Jauno konservatīvo partiju"". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Latvia" (PDF). The Heritage Foundation. 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Matthews-Ferrero, Daniel; Bruge, Ilvija; Steenland, Robert (9 May 2019). "EU country briefing: Latvia". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Defending democracy: Confronting cyber-threats to Canadian elections" (PDF). cdainstitute.ca. September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Global Elections Round-Up: Last 12 Months". Fitch Ratings. 13 February 2019.
  10. ^ Kaža, Juris (14 August 2018). "Who is who in upcoming Latvian parliamentary elections". Re:Baltica. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  11. ^ "13th Saeima elections: The parties (Part 1)". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. ^ Nakai, Ryo (9 October 2018). "Latvia's Same Old Story: the rise of new parties and a never-ending inchoate party system". Who Governs Europe. Retrieved 9 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "13. SAEIMAS VĒLĒŠANAS". sv2018.cvk.lv. Retrieved 9 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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