Latvian Way was founded on 25 September 1993, by a group of former activists of Popular Front of Latvia and Latvian exiles who had returned to Latvia after it regained independence. In its first election in 1993, Latvian Way won 32.4% of popular vote and became the leading party in a coalition government. Later, its popularity declined, with 14.6% of votes in 1995 election and 18.0% in 1998. Despite that, Latvian Way remained a powerful force in Latvian politics and was part of every coalition government in Latvia from July 1993 to November 2002. Four Latvian Way members were Prime Ministers: Valdis Birkavs (from 1993 to 1994), Māris Gailis (from 1994 to 1995), Vilis Krištopans (from 1998 to 1999) and Andris Bērziņš (from 2000 to 2002). A fifth former Prime Minister, Ivars Godmanis, joined the Latvian Way party after his term as Prime Minister ended.
In the 2002 general election, it got 4.9% of the vote, just under the 5% needed to secure representation in parliament. After this loss, several politicians left Latvian Way for other parties. Latvian Way regained some ground in the European Parliament Election in June 2004 with 6.5% of vote but it still faced an uncertain future and the difficult task of regaining voters' trust. For the 2006 election, Latvian Way formed an electoral coalition with the Latvia's First Party. They won 10 seats in the election, allowing Latvian Way to join the coalition government. Party chairman Ivars Godmanis became Minister of the Interior in November 2006, and then Prime Minister in December 2007. He resigned after protests paralysed the Latvian capital, Riga, due to the global economic crisis. On 20 February 2009, Godmanis resigned as Prime Minister along with the rest of his government amid concerns about handling the economic crisis.[3]
^Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 532–. ISBN978-0-313-39181-1.
^Caroline Close; Pascal Delwit (2019). "Liberal parties and elections: Electoral performances and voters' profile". In Emilie van Haute; Caroline Close (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 295. ISBN978-1-351-24549-4.
^"Latvian PM quits as crisis bites". BBC. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
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latvian, party, which, existed, from, 2007, 2011, latvia, first, party, latvian, latvijas, ceļš, conservative, liberal, political, party, latvia, merged, with, latvia, first, party, form, latvia, first, party, 2007, latvijas, ceļšleaderivars, godmanisfounded25. For the party which existed from 2007 to 2011 see Latvia s First Party Latvian Way Latvian Way Latvian Latvijas Cels was a conservative liberal 1 2 political party in Latvia It merged with Latvia s First Party to form the Latvia s First Party Latvian Way LPP LC in 2007 Latvian Way Latvijas CelsLeaderIvars GodmanisFounded25 September 1993Dissolved25 August 2007Merged intoLPP LCHeadquartersRigaIdeologyConservative liberalismPolitical positionCentre rightEuropean affiliationEuropean Liberal Democrat and Reform PartyInternational affiliationLiberal InternationalEuropean Parliament groupAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2004 07 ColoursGold Red BlackWebsitelc lvPolitics of LatviaPolitical partiesElectionsIt described itself as a liberal party defending people s freedom to shape their own lives Latvian Way was a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Contents 1 History 2 Electoral results 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditLatvian Way was founded on 25 September 1993 by a group of former activists of Popular Front of Latvia and Latvian exiles who had returned to Latvia after it regained independence In its first election in 1993 Latvian Way won 32 4 of popular vote and became the leading party in a coalition government Later its popularity declined with 14 6 of votes in 1995 election and 18 0 in 1998 Despite that Latvian Way remained a powerful force in Latvian politics and was part of every coalition government in Latvia from July 1993 to November 2002 Four Latvian Way members were Prime Ministers Valdis Birkavs from 1993 to 1994 Maris Gailis from 1994 to 1995 Vilis Kristopans from 1998 to 1999 and Andris Berzins from 2000 to 2002 A fifth former Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis joined the Latvian Way party after his term as Prime Minister ended In the 2002 general election it got 4 9 of the vote just under the 5 needed to secure representation in parliament After this loss several politicians left Latvian Way for other parties Latvian Way regained some ground in the European Parliament Election in June 2004 with 6 5 of vote but it still faced an uncertain future and the difficult task of regaining voters trust For the 2006 election Latvian Way formed an electoral coalition with the Latvia s First Party They won 10 seats in the election allowing Latvian Way to join the coalition government Party chairman Ivars Godmanis became Minister of the Interior in November 2006 and then Prime Minister in December 2007 He resigned after protests paralysed the Latvian capital Riga due to the global economic crisis On 20 February 2009 Godmanis resigned as Prime Minister along with the rest of his government amid concerns about handling the economic crisis 3 Electoral results EditElection Votes Seats Position Government 1993 362 473 32 4 nbsp 32 4 36 100 nbsp 36 nbsp 1st In government1995 139 929 14 7 nbsp 17 7 17 100 nbsp 19 nbsp 3rd In government1998 173 420 18 1 nbsp 3 4 21 100 nbsp 4 nbsp 2rd In government2002 48 430 4 9 nbsp 13 2 0 100 nbsp 21 nbsp 7th In oppositionSee also EditLiberalism Contributions to liberal theory Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties Liberal democracy Liberalism in LatviaReferences Edit Hans Slomp 2011 Europe a Political Profile An American Companion to European Politics ABC CLIO pp 532 ISBN 978 0 313 39181 1 Caroline Close Pascal Delwit 2019 Liberal parties and elections Electoral performances and voters profile In Emilie van Haute Caroline Close eds Liberal Parties in Europe Taylor amp Francis p 295 ISBN 978 1 351 24549 4 Latvian PM quits as crisis bites BBC 20 February 2009 Retrieved 21 February 2009 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Latvian Way amp oldid 1162191327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
