Unity is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia, positioned on the centre-right of the political spectrum and a member of the New Unity alliance and of the European People's Party. It was formed in 2010 as an electoral alliance and registered as a political party in 2011. It was the leading party in the cabinets of Valdis Dombrovskis and Laimdota Straujuma from its inception until February 2016. Since its foundation it has taken part in all of the country's coalition governments, and it has been a member of the incumbent coalition government since January 2019, with its member Evika Siliņa as prime minister. Since 2025 its chairman has been Edmunds Jurēvics.
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Institution TypePolitical Party Organization 1 Founded Year Connections
Governing Party Of
Source Evika Siliņa (Wikipedia)
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1. Unity (Latvia) (Wikipedia)
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Unity (Latvian: Vienotība, V) is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.
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It was formed in 2010 as an electoral alliance
View the SourceEvika Siliņa (Wikipedia)
Governing Party Of: Evika Silina Government, Lead paragraphQuote, Governing Party Of: Evika Silina Government, Lead paragraph
She is a member of the Unity political party
Latvia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Lead paragraph of the country articleQuote, In Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Lead paragraph of the country article
Latvia has since been a democratic unitary parliamentary republic
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