Civic Union (Latvia)
Civic Union Pilsoniskā savienība | |
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| Leader | Girts Valdis Kristovskis |
| Founded | 26 April 2008 |
| Dissolved | 6 August 2011 |
| Merged into | Unity |
| Headquarters | Arsenāla iela 3-2, Riga |
| Ideology | Conservatism Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party[1] |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party (2008-2011) |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Maroon, white, gold |
| Website | |
| http://pilsoniska-savieniba.lv/ | |
The Civic Union (Latvian: Pilsoniskā savienība, PS) was a political party in Latvia. It was founded in 2008 and most of its members came from the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and New Era Party. A liberal conservative party, it was part of the European People's Party at the European level. It has also been described as centre-right[2] or right-wing.[3][4]
The party was part of the coalition government led by Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis.[4] The Civic Union controlled the Latvia Ministry of Defence under the then-Minister Imants Viesturs Lieģis. A party leader was Sandra Kalniete, a former European Commissioner.
In the 2009 European Parliament election the Civic Union won over 24% of the vote in Latvia and gained two Members of the European Parliament.[5]
On 6 August 2011, it merged with two other parties to form the new political party Unity.[6]
References
- ^ EPP/Member parties
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (1 March 2010). Britannica Book of the Year 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. pp. 429–. ISBN 978-1-61535-366-8.
- ^ "As it happened: Euro elections 09". BBC. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b "Country profile: Latvia". BBC. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ European election results 2009 for Latvia
- ^ http://www.apollo.lv/portal/news/articles/246138
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