Awakening (political party)
Awakening No sirds Latvijai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Inguna Sudraba |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Political position | Conservatism, Populism |
| Colours | Red, Maroon |
| Saeima | 7 / 100
|
| European Parliament | 0 / 8
|
| Website | |
| nosirdslatvijai.lv | |
For Latvia from the Heart (Template:Lang-lv) is a conservative political party in Latvia founded in May 2014 by former State Auditor Inguna Sudraba.
History
The party was established on 5 May by Inguna Sudraba,[1] a former State Auditor.[2] During a speech announcing that she was entering politics, Sudraba heard that the Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis had resigned, and subsequently fainted.[2]
Although Sudraba had a clean image amongst the Latvian public, the 2014 election campaign saw her being filmed having lunch with an oligarch and refuse to fully answer questions about the party's funding.[2] The party campaigned on a general platform of fair wages and pensions, as well as increasing the accountability of government.[3] In the parliamentary elections in October 2014 the party passed the electoral threshold, ensuring representation in the Saeima.
Election results
Parliament (Saeima)
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 62,521 | 6.8 | 7 / 100
|
in opposition |
References
- ^ Sudraba's For Latvia from the Heart becomes political party Baltic Course, 6 May 2014
- ^ a b c Guide to 2014 Saeima elections: The Parties (Part 3) LSM, 25 September 2014
- ^ Kaža, Juris (2 October 2014). "Latvians Likely to Vote to Maintain Status Quo in Elections". The Wall Street Journal.
External links
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