Pilsoniskā savienība
| Pilsoniskā savienība | |
|---|---|
| founding | 2008 |
| Parliament seats | Vienotība : 33 out of 100 ( Saeima , 2010) |
| European party | EPP |
| EP Group | EPP Group |
| Website | pilsoniska-savieniba.lv |
Pilsoniskā savienība (PS, Civic Union ) was a conservative political party from Latvia . It was founded in 2008, mostly by former members of the national conservative TB / LNNK and the liberal conservative Jaunais Laiks . On August 6, 2011, the party went into the newly founded Vienotība .
history
The PS had been part of the Latvian government coalition under Valdis Dombrovskis ( JL ) since early 2009 and provided Defense Minister Imants Viesturs Lieģis . Party leader was Sandra Kalniete , former Latvian Foreign Minister and member of the European Commission .
In the European elections in Latvia in 2009 , in which the PS competed for the first time, it won over 24% of the votes and was thus the winner. She won two seats in the European Parliament that joined the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) . The PS itself had been a full member of the European People's Party (EPP) since 2010 .
In the elections for Saeima on October 2, 2010, the citizens' union took part in the election alliance Vienotība (unity) together with Jaunais Laiks and a small party. The alliance together won 31.2% of the vote and 33 of the 100 deputy seats in the unicameral parliament .