Latvian Association of Regions

The Latvian Association of Regions or Latvia's Regional Alliance (Latvian: Latvijas Reģionu apvienība, LRA) is a centrist[2][3][4] political party in Latvia.

Latvian Association of Regions

Latvijas Reģionu apvienība
LeaderEdvards Smiltēns
Founded13 March 2014
Headquarters“Ledus halle”, Piņķi, Babītes pag., Babītes novads, LV-2107
Membership 2, 000 [1]
IdeologyRegionalism[2]
Political positionCentre[2][3][4]
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists
ColoursMaroon, Navy Blue
Saeima
0 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 8
Website
latvijasregionuapvieniba.lv

It was founded as an alliance on 13 March 2014 and is headed by former MP Edvards Smiltēns. It won 8 seats in the Saeima at the 2014 parliamentary election.[5] The LRA contested the elections as a political alliance of several smaller regionalist parties, including the Regional Alliance, the LSDSP, the Christian Democratic Union and the Vidzeme Party. The first leader of the alliance was Mārtiņš Bondars until stepping down and leaving the alliance in 2017, after which he was succeeded by Nellija Kleinberga.[6][7] In the lead up to the 2018 elections, the LSDSP and the Christian Democrats left the alliance.

On 22 August 2020, two of the parties making up the alliance - For Ogre Municipality and the Regional Alliance voted to reorganize the LRA into a single political party. The other members - the Vidzeme Party and three NGOs voted to continue as affiliated cooperation partners under the LRA's banner.[8]

Election results

Parliament (Saeima)
Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Government
2014 60,812 6.6
8 / 100
 New in opposition
2018 35,018 4.15
0 / 100
 8

European Parliament
Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/–
2014 11,035 2.5 (#3)
0 / 8
2019 23,581 4.98
0 / 8

References
  1. (in Latvian) http://latvijasregionuapvieniba.lv/par-mums/. Retrieved 5 April 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. University College London (8 October 2014). "Latvia's elections: Can there be harmony without Harmony?". UCL SSEES Research Blog. University College London. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Par mums - Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība".
  5. "12.Saeimas vēlēšanas".
  6. "Leading politician quits Regional Alliance". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. March 20, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  7. "Leader of Latvian Association of Regions announces his departure". Baltic News Network. March 20, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  8. Anstrate, Vita (2020-08-22). "Latvijas Reģionu apvienība pārtapusi partijā" [The Latvian Association of Regions has become a party]. www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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