Platform 21

Platform 21
Platforma 21
AbbreviationP21
LeaderRaimonds Lazdiņš
Founders
Founded8 January 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-08)[1]
Split from
HeadquartersRiga
Membership (2022)1418[2]
Ideology
Political position
Colours
  •   Green
  •   Black
Saeima
0 / 100
Website
www.platforma21.lv

Platform 21 (Latvian: Platforma 21, P21, also stylized as p21)[3], previously known as For Each and Every One (Latvian: Katram un katrai, KuK) and Law and Order (Likums un kārtība, LuK), is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia.[4] It is positioned on the right-wing[5] on the political spectrum and it is staunchly socially conservative and Eurosceptic.[5][6] It was founded in January 2021 and is led by Saeima deputy Aldis Gobzems.[1][7]

After its leader and co-founder Aldis Gobzems left the party[8] in October 2022 after party failed to pass the threshold in 2022 elections. The party gathered on its annual party congress in March 2023, where it was decided to change party's name to Platform 21, and elected Raimonds Lazdiņš as its new leader.[3]

  1. ^ a b Ivanova, Paula (17 January 2021). "No Gobzema partijas ārā lien āža kāja". jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Politisko partiju biedru skaits sasniedz gandrīz 26 tūkstošus". Delfi.lv (in Latvian). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Partiju "Katram un Katrai" pārdēvē par "Platforma 21"; vadītāja amatā ievēl Raimondu Lazdiņu". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ^ Latkovskis, Bens (14 January 2021). "Gobzema partija – dāvana valdošajai politiskajai šķirai" (in Latvian). Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Latvia". Europe Elects. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Topošās Gobzema partijas "Likums un kārtība" dibināšanas sapulcē piedalās vairāk nekā 500 dalībnieku". jauns.lv (in Latvian). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ Ozola-Balode, Zanda (30 June 2021). "Stepaņenko un Švecova aiziet no Gobzema partijas "Likums un kārtība"" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Gobzems pamet partiju "Katram un katrai"". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.