2010 Latvian parliamentary election

2010 Latvian parliamentary election
Latvia
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Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Unity Valdis Dombrovskis 31.90 33 +15
Harmony Centre Jānis Urbanovičs 26.61 29 +12
ZZS Aivars Lembergs 20.11 22 +4
NA Roberts Zile 7.84 8 0
For a Good Latvia Ainārs Šlesers 7.82 8 −25
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by electoral district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Valdis Dombrovskis
New Era
Valdis Dombrovskis
Unity

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 2 October 2010.[1][2] It was the first parliamentary election to be held in Latvia since the beginning of the economic crisis during which Latvia had experienced one of the deepest recessions in the world.[3]

A total of 1,239 candidates representing 13 parties or alliances stood in five electoral constituencies equivalent to the four regions of Latvia and Riga city. With 1012 of 1013 polling stations counted, results showed an increase in support for the incumbent coalition government of Valdis Dombrovskis, with 58% of the vote and 63 of the 100 seats.[4]

  1. ^ "Latvian PM fails to build majority government [World Bulletin – Turkey News, World News ]". Worldbulletin.net. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ^ "IFES Election Guide – Country Profile: Latvia". Electionguide.org. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Latvians Vote in Election After Economic Crisis", Business Week, 2 October 2010 Archived 30 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Latvia PM wins election, to hold coalition talks" Reuters, 3 October 2010