Latvia First Latvija pirmajā vietā | |
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Abbreviation | LPV |
Chairperson | Ainārs Šlesers |
Founders | Ainārs Šlesers Jūlija Stepaņenko Linda Liepiņa Ļubova Švecova Vilis Krištopans |
Founded | 14 August 2021 |
Headquarters | Mūkusalas iela 41, Riga |
Membership | 499 (2021 est.)[1] |
Ideology | Right-wing populism |
Political position | Right-wing |
European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement[2] |
European Parliament group | Patriots for Europe (2024–present)[3] |
Colours | Burgundy |
Seats in the Saeima | 8 / 100 |
European Parliament | 1 / 9 |
Website | |
latvijapirmajavieta | |
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]