The Conservatives
Konservatīvie
AbbreviationK
LeaderGatis Eglītis
FounderJānis Bordāns
Founded17 May 2014 (2014-05-17)
Split fromNational Alliance
HeadquartersRiga, Latvia
Membership (2019)1,074[1]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Dark blue
Saeima
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European Parliament
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Riga City Council
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Website
konservativie.lv
Logo of the New Conservative Party

The Conservatives (Latvian: Konservatīvie, K), previously known as the New Conservative Party (Latvian: Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP) until 2022,[2] is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.[3][4][5]

It was formed on 17 May 2014. Jānis Bordāns was chosen as the leader on the founding assembly.[6] The Conservatives is a conservative party,[7][8][9] and it is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum.[9][10] It has embraced its main appeal on anti-corruption policies.[11][12] Due to its rapid transformation, it succeeded in winning seats in the 2017 municipal elections.[13] In the 2018 parliamentary election they placed third by winning 16 seats.[14]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes  % ± pp Seats +/–
2014 Jānis Bordāns 6,389 0.70 New
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 New 10th Extra-parliamentary
2018 114,694 13.67 Increase 12.97
16 / 100
 Increase 16 Increase 3rd Coalition
2022 28,270 3.13 Decrease 10.54
0 / 100
 Decrease 16 Decrease 13th Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/–
2019 Andis Kudors 20,595 4.38 (#8)
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References

  1. ↑ "Kura partija Latvijā var lepoties ar lielāko biedru skaitu" (in Latvian). NRA.LV. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jaunā konservatīvā partija mainīs partijas nosaukumu uz «Konservatīvie»". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Puzzle of Latvian Government". Europe Elects. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Taggart, Paul; Pirro, Andrea L. P. (16 April 2021). "European populism before the pandemic: ideology, Euroscepticism, electoral performance, and government participation of 63 parties in 30 countries". Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 51 (3): 281–304. doi:10.1017/ipo.2021.13. ISSN 0048-8402. S2CID 234854028.
  5. ↑ "Jaunā konservatīvā partija mainīs partijas nosaukumu uz «Konservatīvie»". LSM.LV (in Latvian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nodibina Bordāna "Jauno konservatīvo partiju"". nra.lv (in Latvian). NRA.LV. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Latvia" (PDF). The Heritage Foundation. 2019.
  8. ↑ Matthews-Ferrero, Daniel; Bruge, Ilvija; Steenland, Robert (9 May 2019). "EU country briefing: Latvia". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Defending democracy: Confronting cyber-threats to Canadian elections" (PDF). cdainstitute.ca. September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Global Elections Round-Up: Last 12 Months". Fitch Ratings. 13 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Kaža, Juris (14 August 2018). "Who is who in upcoming Latvian parliamentary elections". Re:Baltica. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "13th Saeima elections: The parties (Part 1)". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Nakai, Ryo (9 October 2018). "Latvia's Same Old Story: the rise of new parties and a never-ending inchoate party system". Who Governs Europe. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "13. SAEIMAS VĒLĒŠANAS". sv2018.cvk.lv. Retrieved 9 November 2021.


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