Parties Contesting The Election
There are thirteen parties and electoral alliances running:
- FHRUL (For Human Rights in United Latvia) (PCTVL - Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā)
- Unity (Vienotība): comprising the New Era Party, Civic Union and Society for Other Politics
- Made in Latvia (Ražots Latvijā)
- Association of political parties 'Harmony Centre' (Politisko partiju apvienība 'Saskaņas Centrs'): formed by the Social Democratic Party "Harmony", Socialist Party of Latvia and the Daugavpils City Party
- People's Control (Tautas kontrole)
- Union of Greens and Farmers (Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība): consisting of the Latvian Farmers' Union and the Green Party of Latvia
- For Presidential Republic (Par prezidentālu republiku)
- For a Good Latvia (Par labu Latviju): of the People's Party, Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way and For a Good Latvia
- RESPONSIBILITY – Social Democratic Association of Political Parties (ATBILDĪBA – sociāldemokrātiska politisko partiju apvienība)
- Party 'Daugava - For Latvia' (Partija 'Daugava - Latvijai')
- The Last Party (Pēdējā partija)
- National Association 'All For Latvia!' – 'For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK' (Nacionālā apvienība 'Visu Latvijai' – 'Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK'): consisting of For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK and All For Latvia!
- Christian Democratic Union (Kristīgi demokrātiskā savienība)
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