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Europea2n E0lecti1ons9 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS WHY VOTE? ENGLISH Latvia Results of the 25 May 2019 European elections Show 10 entries Search: Trend European Number of Percentage of Number of Political Parties compared affiliation votes votes seats with 2014 New Unity EPP 124 193 26.24 % 2 ↓ Social Democratic Party S&D 82 604 17.45 % 2 ↑ "Harmony" National Alliance "All for Latvia!" - ECR 77 591 16.40 % 2 ↑ For Fatherland and Freedom Development/For! 58 763 12.42 % 1 New Latvian Russian Union Greens/EFA 29 546 6.24 % 1 = Showing 1 to 5 of 5 entries Previous Next List of MEPs Inese Vaidere New Alliance EPP Sandra Kalniete New Alliance EPP Nils Ouchakov Social-democrat Party S&D Andris Ameriks Social-democrat Party S&D Tatjana Ždanoka Russian Union of Latvia Greens/EFA Roberts Zile National Alliance ECR Dace Melbärde National Alliance ECR Ivars Ijabs Development Renew Europe Lists for the elections on 25 May 2019 European Leading Name of party Translation Website Programme affiliation candidate Jauna Vienotība New Unity EPP Valdis vienotiba.lv Programme Dombrovskis Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija Social Democratic Party S&D Nils Ušakovs saskana.eu Programme "Saskaņa" (SDPS) "Harmony" Progresīvie The Progressives S&D Gunta Anča progresivie.lv Programme Nacionālā apvienība "Visu National Alliance "All for ECR Roberts Zile nacionalaapvieniba.lv Programme Latvijai!"-"Tēvzemei un Latvia!" - For Fatherland Brīvībai/LNNK" and Freedom Zaļo un Zemnieku Union of Greens and ALDE Dana zzs.lv Programme savienība (ZZS) Farmers Reizniece- Ozola Latvijas Krievu savienība Latvian Russian Union Greens/EFA Tatjana rusojuz.lv Programme (LKS) Ždanoka Jaunā konservatīvā partija New Conservative Party / Andis Kudors konservativie.lv Programme (JKP) « Kam pieder valsts » (KPV Who owns the state ? / Kaspars kampiedervalsts.com Programme LV) Ģirģens LV) Ģirģens European Leading Name of party Translation Website Programme "Attīstībai/Par!" (AP) Development/For! a/ ffiliation cIvaanrsd Ijiadbaste attistibaipar.lv Programme Latvijas Reģionu apvienība Latvian Association of / Edvards latvijasregionuapvieniba.lv Programme (LRA) Regions Smiltēns Latviešu Nacionālisti Latvian Nationalists / Andris latviesunacionalisti.lv Programme Rubins Jaunā Saskaņa New Harmony / Juris Žuravļovs Rīcības partija Action Party / Einārs ricibaspartija.lv Programme Graudiņš Atmoda Awakening / Inguna atmoda.lv Sudraba "Centra partija" Centre Party / Normunds centrapartija.lv Programme Grostiņš Latvijas Latvian Social Democratic / Jānis lsdsp.lv Sociāldemokrātiskā Workers' Party Dinevičs strādnieku partija Electoral Procedures > Election Dates : 25 May 2019 > Number of MEPs : 8 > At what age can one vote? 18 years > At what age can one be elected? 21 years > Who can vote? European citizens living in Latvia Electoral rules > Voting method : Preferential vote > Means for attributing seats : Sainte-Laguë Method > Can candidates be chosen from a list? No Institutions and political situation Democratic parliamentary republic – Head of State : Raimonds Vejonis – Prime Minister : Krišjānis Kariņš Economy > Currency : Euro (since January 1st 2014) > GDP : € 29 523 (2018) > GDP per capita (PPS) : € 15 300 (2018) > GDP Growth : 5.6% (March 2019) > Unemployment: 7.3% (March 2019) > Inflation : 2.8% (March 2019) > Public Debt : 37.1% of GDP (Q3 2018) Geography and population – Surface Area : 64 589 km² (source : The CIA World Factbook) – 1.9 million inhabitants (2018) Printable version SHARE THIS PAGE ON Contact Archives 2004 Archives 2009 Archives 2014 Production : Digiplace © Robert Schuman Foundation.