Jaunlatvija

Jaunlatvija ("Young Latvia") was a political party in Latvia.[1][2]

The party, described as socially liberal, was founded on March 28, 2009 at the congress held in the National Theatre in Riga. Didzis Šmits was elected its chairman. Its supporters included ex-president Guntis Ulmanis and scientist Jānis Stradiņš, although the two did not join the party ranks.[3]

Among party declarations, of note were their desire to involve younger people in politics and to integrate non-citizens into Latvian society (see "Russians in Latvia" for the latter issue).[3]

  1. ^ "Jaunlatvija website. Latvian language". Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  2. ^ Jaunlatvija website. Russian language
  3. ^ a b "Jaunlatvija becomes Latvia’s newest political party" Archived 2009-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Latvians Online, March 28, 2009