Green Party of Latvia
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Latvian Green Party
Latvijas Zaļā partija |
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| Leader |
Raimonds Vējonis, Viesturs Silenieks |
| Founded | 13 January 1990 |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Ideology |
Green politics Green conservatism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Union of Greens and Farmers |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| European Parliament group | No MEPs |
| Colours | Green |
| Saeima |
6 / 100
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| European Parliament |
0 / 8
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| Website | |
| zp.lv | |
The Latvian Green Party (Latvian: Latvijas Zaļā partija, LZP) is a green political party in Latvia. It was founded on 13 January 1990 and is a member of the European Green Party. Unusually for a Green party in Europe, the LZP has always been considered a centre-right party. Leading politicians of the party have often shown reactionary, nationalist, and homophobic values. The party has only gained representation in the Saeima by forming electoral alliances with other parties.
The Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia elected in 1990 contained seven Green delegates. After the Constitution of Latvia was restored, the election of the 5th Saeima (1993-1995) returned one Green deputy, Anna Seile, on the list of the right-wing Latvian National Independence Movement. In the 6th Saeima (1995-1998), there were four members: Indulis Emsis, Guntis Enins, Janis Kalvins and Janis Razna.
From 1993 until 1998, the Greens were part of the governing coalition with Indulis Emsis as Minister of State for Environmental Protection. The party lost its representation in the election to the 7th Saeima (1998–2002).
For the 2002 parliamentary election, the party formed the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) coalition with the Latvian Farmers' Union. Three members of the Green party were elected: Indulis Emsis, Arvids Ulme and Leopolds Ozolins. The ZZS joined a four-party center-right coalition government and was represented with three ministers, one of them from the Green party, Minister for the Environment Raimonds Vejonis.
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