Latvian Green Party
The Latvian Green Party (Latvian: Latvijas Zaļā partija, LZP) is a green political party in Latvia.
Latvian Green Party Latvijas Zaļā partija | |
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| Abbreviation | LZP |
| Chairman | Edgars Tavars |
| Founder | Oļegs Batarevskis |
| Founded | 13 January 1990 |
| Headquarters | Skolas iela 3 (4 stāvs), 401 kab. LV-1010, Riga |
| Membership (2017) | 790 |
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| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Union of Greens and Farmers (2002–2022) United Latvian List (2022–) |
| European affiliation | European Greens (2003–2019) |
| Colours | Green |
| Saeima | 4 / 100 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 8 |
| Mayors | 3 / 43 |
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It was founded in 1990. It was a member of the European Green Party from 2003 until its expulsion in 2019. It is positioned in the centre and leans towards the centre-right on the political spectrum, and it supports socially conservative views. The party held the world's first prime minister affiliated to a green party with Indulis Emsis who briefly served as Prime Minister of Latvia in 2004; further, the world's first head of state as party member Raimonds Vējonis served as President of Latvia between 2015 and 2019.
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