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and

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. A

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party, it was part of the

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at the European level. It has also been described as

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. The party was part of the

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led by

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. The Civic Union controlled the Latvia Ministry of Defence under the then-Minister Imants Viesturs Lieģis. A party leader was

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, a former European Commissioner. In the

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the Civic Union won over 24% of the vote in Latvia and gained two

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. On 6 August 2011, it merged with two other parties to form the new political party Unity.

References

External links

Official website
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