For a Humane Latvia

For a Humane Latvia
Par cilvēcīgu Latviju
AbbreviationPCL
ChairmanMāris Možvillo[1]
FounderArtuss Kaimiņš
Founded3 May 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-03) (as Who Owns the State?) 12 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-12) (rebranding)
Split fromLatvian Association of Regions
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationUnion for Latvia
Colours
  •   Cyan
  •   Red
  •   Grey
Saeima
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European Parliament
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Website
cilvecigi.lv

For a Humane Latvia (Latvian: Par cilvēcīgu Latviju, PCL), previously known as Who Owns the State? (Kam pieder valsts?, KPV), is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia.[2][3][4] Since 2022, its a member of the Union for Latvia (Latvian: Apvienība Latvijai) alliance together with the Heritage of the Fatherland party.[5]

It was formed in 2016 by Artuss Kaimiņš under the name of KPV.[6][7][8] It is positioned on the centre-right[9] or right-wing[2] on the political spectrum, and it is a conservative[2] and Eurosceptic[4] party that advocates for anti-corruption policies.[10]

  1. ^ "VALDE" (in Latvian). PCL. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Henningsen, Bernd; Etzold, Tobias; Hanne, Krister (2017). The Baltic Sea Region: A Comprehensive Guide. BWV Verlag. p. 341. ISBN 9783830517276.
  3. ^ Hegedüs, Daniel; Boros, Tamás; Bartha, Dániel; Cuperus, René; Győri, Gábor; Laki, Gergely; Soós, Eszter Petronella (2017). The State of Populism in Europe 2017. Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Policy Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Budapest. p. 44. ISBN 9782930769103. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kjetil Duvold; Sten Berglund; Joakim Ekman (2020). Political Culture in the Baltic States: Between National and European Integration. Springer Nature. p. 62. ISBN 978-3-030-21844-7.
  5. ^ "Partijas "Tēvzemes mantojums" kandididāti vēstījumi uz 14.Saeimas vēlēšanām 17.saraksts "Apvienība Latvijai"". tevzemesmantojums.mozello.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. ^ "Today is the day of founding for Artuss Kaimins' new political party". Baltic News Network. LETA. May 3, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Firebrand MP founds new party". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 5 May 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Kaža, Juris (14 August 2018). "Who is who in upcoming Latvian parliamentary elections". Re:Baltica. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Who owns the state? Latvian anti-establishment party aims for power". New Eastern Europe. 13 November 2018.
  10. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2019.