Latvijas Pirmā partija / Latvijas Ceļš
| Latvijas Pirmā partija / Latvijas Ceļš Latvia's First Party / Latvia's Way |
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| Party leader | Ainārs Šlesers |
| founding | 2007 |
| resolution | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Dārzaugļu iela 1–70 Rīga , LV-1012 |
| Alignment | Conservatism , liberalism , Christian democracy |
| Colours) | Purple, red |
| International connections | Liberal International |
| European party | European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party (ELDR) |
| EP Group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) |
| Website | www.lpplc.lv |
The Latvijas Pirmā partija / Latvijas Ceļš for short LPP / LC , colloquially also " Šlesers Party", was a political party in Latvia that existed from 2007 to 2011 and emerged from the union of LPP and LC. In December 2011, the party disbanded.
Latvijas Pirmā partija (2002-2007)
The Christian Democratic Party ( LPP, Latvia's First Party ) was founded on May 25, 2002 and was led by Ēriks Jēkabsons and Ainārs Šlesers . The party took a more conservative stand and stood for a greater weight of Christian values in politics. In 2005, for example, she vehemently opposed the equality of same-sex civil partnerships. At her instigation, an amendment to the constitution (Article 110) was made, in which marriage is explicitly defined as a union between man and woman. The LPP enjoyed the support of the Lutheran Church and Christian-oriented political groups.
In the parliamentary elections on October 25, 2002 , the party got 9.6% of the vote (10 of the 100 seats) and entered a government coalition with other parties under Einars Repše from the New Era as Prime Minister. In 2004 disagreements between Ainārs Šlesers and Einars Repše were responsible for the withdrawal of the LPP and the failure of the coalition. However, the party also belonged to the following two governing coalitions under Indulis Emsis from the Greens and Aigars Kalvītis from the People's Party .
The first chairman Ēriks Jēkabsons had to leave the LPP after his resignation as Latvian Interior Minister in October 2005 . He was accused of having close contacts with the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky .
For the 2006 parliamentary elections , the LPP entered into an electoral alliance with the Latvijas Ceļš party , which won 8.59% of the vote and thus 10 seats.
Latvijas Pirmā partija / Latvijas Ceļš (2007-2011)
In 2007, the two parties united and formed the new Latvijas Pirmā partija / Latvijas Ceļš (LPP / LC) . In 2010 the People's Party ( Tautas Partija ) formed an electoral alliance with her.
In response to the founding of Zatler's reform party , it was decided on August 5, 2011 to rename the party for the election to the 11th Saeima in Šleser's Reform Party - LPP / LC (Lat .: Šlesera Reformu partija-LPP / LC ). She received only 2.4% of the vote and thus remained without a mandate. In December 2011, the party disbanded.