Latvia First

Not to be confused with Latvia's First Party.

Latvia First
Latvija pirmajā vietā
AbbreviationLPV
ChairpersonAinārs Šlesers
FoundersAinārs Šlesers
Jūlija Stepaņenko
Linda Liepiņa
Ļubova Švecova
Vilis Krištopans
Founded14 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-14)
HeadquartersMūkusalas iela 41, Riga
Membership499 (2021 est.)[1]
IdeologyRight-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing
European affiliationEuropean Christian Political Movement[2]
European Parliament groupPatriots for Europe (2024–present)[3]
Colours  Burgundy
Seats in the Saeima
8 / 100
European Parliament
1 / 9
Website
latvijapirmajavieta.lv

Latvia First (Latvian: Latvija pirmajā vietā, LPV) is a right-wing populist[4] political party in Latvia.[5][6]

It was founded in August 2021 by businessman and former member of parliament, former Minister of Transport, former vice-mayor of Riga, Ainārs Šlesers.[7] The party board chair is Ainārs Šlesers. The precursor to the party, the organisation Latvia — First (Latvian: Latvija — pirmajā vietā), was first registered on 1 July 2021,[8] before the party itself was established at a founding congress on 14 August in Riga.[9] The party was registered by the Latvian Register of Enterprises on 10 September 2021.[10]

  1. ^ Spalvēns, Raivis (10 September 2021). "Reģistrēta partija 'Latvija pirmajā vietā'; ģenerālsekretāra amatā iecelts Cimdars". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ "ECPM: Our members and associates". ecpm.info. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Far-right Patriots group springs to third force in European Parliament". Euronews. 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Latest party ratings see New Unity, National Alliance gathering momentum in Latvia". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "September party ratings suggest voters are starting to wake up". eng.lsm.lv. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Latvia". Europe Elects. 2021.
  7. ^ "Partijas 'Latvija pirmajā vietā' premjera kandidāts būs Šlesers, Valsts prezidenta amata kandidāte – Stepaņenko". LETA (in Latvian). DELFI. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Biedrība "Latvija - pirmajā vietā"" (in Latvian). Latvian Register of Enterprises. July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Notiks Šlesera partijas "Latvija pirmajā vietā" dibināšanas kongress". LETA (in Latvian). TV NET. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ "LATVIJA PIRMAJĀ VIETĀ". www.firmas.lv (in Latvian). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.