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Legislative elections: Saeima, 4-year term, 5% threshold, party-list proportional representation system
           · President: Andris Bērziņš (LZS) · Prime Minister: Valdis Dombrovskis (V) · Government: V, ZRP, NA

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2011 Seats 2010 Seats
Saskaņas Centrs (SC)
Harmony Centre
Social democracy; Communism
 
-
2005
28,4% 31  26,0% 29
Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija 'Saskaņa' (SDPS)
Social Democratic Party 'Harmony'
Social democracy
 
-
2010
- 28 - 25
Latvijas Sociālistiskā Partija (LSP)
Latvian Socialist Party
Communism
 
-
1994
- 3  - 4
Zatlera Reformu Partija (ZRP)
Zatlers' Reform Party
TBA (centre-right)
 
-
2011
20,8% 22 - -
Vienotība (V)
Unity
Conservatism; Liberal conservatism
 
EPP (PS/JL)
2010
18,8% 20 31,2% 33
Nacionālā Apvienība Visu Latvijai - TB/LNNK (NA)
National Alliance All For Latvia - TB/LNNK
Nationalism
 
AECR (TB/LNNK)
2010
13,9% 14  7,7% 8
Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība (ZZS)
Greens and Peasants' Union
Centrism; Agrarianism, Regionalism, Green politics -
2002
12,2% 13 19,7% 22
Centriska Partija - Latvijas Zemnieku Savienība (LZS)
Centre Party - Latvian Peasants' Union
Agrarianism; Centrism
 
-
1990 (hist. 1917)
- 7 - 15
Latvijas Zaļā Partija (LZP)
Latvian Green Party
Green politics; Centrism
 
EGP, GG
1990
- 4 - 4
Latvijai un Ventspilij (LV)
For Latvia and Ventspils
Regionalism
 
-
1994
- 2 - 3
Latvijas Pirmā Partija / Latvijas Ceļš (LPP/LC)
Latvia's First Party / Latvian Way
(dissolved in 2011; 2010: PLL)
Conservative liberalism; Social conservatism ELDR
2007
2,4% - 7,7% 8
Others - -  3,5% - 7,7% -
Total - - -  100 - 100
Turnout  59,5%  62,6%

 © 2011 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: CVK (http://www.cvk.lv). Archive: Elections 1992-2006.