New Era Party

This article is about the Latvian party. For the Venezuelan party, see A New Era.


New Era Party
Jaunais laiks
LeaderValdis Dombrovskis
Founded2 February 2002
Dissolved6 August 2011
Merged intoUnity
HeadquartersRiga
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[1][2]
Economic liberalism[1]
Anti-corruption[2]
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (2002–2011)
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party (2004–2011)
ColoursBlue and white
Website
jaunaislaiks.lv

The New Era Party (Latvian: Jaunais laiks, JL) was a centre-right political party in Latvia. Founded in 2002, the party merged with Civic Union and Society for Other Politics to form Unity in 2011.

New Era was a member of the European People's Party (EPP), and its MEPs sat in the European People's Party group (previously EPP-ED).

  1. ^ a b Bakke, Elisabeth (2010), "Central and East European party systems since 1989", Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989, Cambridge University Press, p. 80, ISBN 9781139487504, retrieved 18 November 2011
  2. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2010). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.