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Centre Party (Latvia)
Centre Party ( lv, Centra partija) is a political party in Latvia. It was founded on 11 November 2005 under the name "All-Latvian Party 21st Century" ( lv, Vislatvijas partija "21. gadsimts"), renamed the Latvian movement "SOLIDARITY" ( lv, Latvijas kustība "SOLIDARITĀTE") in 2009, in 2016 became the Latvian Centrist Party ( lv, Latvijas centriskā partija), but since November 7, 2018 has been operating under the current name. The party advertises itself as a "patriotic, Christian-conservative party representing the majority of Latvian society." History On July 25, 2016, it was transformed into the Latvian Centrist Party. At that time, Aleksandra Siliniece, Aivars Silinieks and Andžejs Zdanovičs were on the party board. On August 7, 2018, the party submitted its list of candidates for the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election, Saeima elections. The party's program included the restoration of the Latvian lats, lats as the national currency and its withdrawal from NATO. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logo Of The Centre Party (Latvia)
A logo (abbreviation of logotype; ) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text of the name it represents as in a wordmark. In the days of hot metal typesetting, a logotype was one word cast as a single piece of type (e.g. "The" in ATF Garamond), as opposed to a Typographic ligature, ligature, which is two or more letters joined, but not forming a word. By extension, the term was also used for a uniquely set and arranged typeface or colophon (publishing), colophon. At the level of mass communication and in common usage, a company's logo is today often synonymous with its trademark or brand.Wheeler, Alina. ''Designing Brand Identity'' © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (page 4) Etymology Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper's Online Etymology Dictionary states that the term 'logo' used in 1937 "probably a shortening of logogram". History Numerous inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implemented the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the perceived threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. The organization's motto is '' animus in consulendo liber'' (Latin for "a mind unfettered in deliberation"). NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Latvia
This is a list of political parties in Latvia. Latvia has a multi-party system, where no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The parties Major parties Parties represented in the Saeima or the European Parliament. Minor and regional parties * Action Party (''Rīcības partija'') *Awakening (''Atmoda'') ** Awakening for Latvia (''Atmoda Latvijai'', formerly For Latvia from the Heart, ''NSL'') ** Christian Democratic Union (''Kristīgi Demokrātiskā Savienība'', KDS) * Centre Party (''Centra partija'') * For Each and Every One (''Katram un katrai'', KuK) * For a Humane Latvia (''Par cilvēcīgu Latviju'', PCL) *For Latvia and Ventspils (''Latvijai un Ventspilij'', LuV) – nationally allied with the Union of Greens and Farmers *Force of People's Power (''Tautas Varas Spēks'', TVS) * Growth (''Izaugsme'') – part of Development/For! * (''Tēvzemes mantojums'', TM) *Honor to serve Riga (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 European Parliament Election In Latvia
The 2024 European Parliament election in Latvia was held on 8 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the fifth European Parliament election held in Latvia, and the first to take place after Brexit. Electoral system Compared to the last election, Latvia was entitled to one more MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. The 9 members are elected through open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through Sainte-Laguë method and a 5% electoral threshold. Both Latvian and EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Latvia. No registration is needed for Latvian citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Latvia are required to register with the Central Electoral Commission. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest. Outgoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Parliament Election In Latvia
An election of the delegation from Latvia to the European Parliament was held on 25 May 2019. CVK.LV The previous elections were held in 2014. The election uses the Sainte-Laguë method, which is weighted against the larger parties. That explains why, according to the results of one opinion poll, parties with 6% of the vote would be allocated one seat each, while a party with 17% of the vote would also be allocated only one seat. Participating parties Opinion polls ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Russian Union
The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, lv, Latvijas Krievu savienība, russian: Русский союз Латвии, Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a list of political parties in Latvia, political party in Latvia supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other Demographics of Latvia#Historical shifts, Russian-speaking minorities. The co-chairpersons of the Latvian Russian Union are Miroslav Mitrofanov and Tatjana Ždanoka. The party emphasizes issues important to the Russians in Latvia, Russian minority in Latvia. It requests the granting of Latvian nationality law, Latvian citizenship to all of Latvia's remaining Non-citizens (Latvia), non-citizens and supports Russian and Latgalian language, Latgalian as Official language, co-official languages in municipalities where at least 20% of the population are native speakers of such a language. It supports stronger ties with both Russia and the European Union, and was the only major political organization to oppose Latvia's membership in NATO. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normunds Grostiņš
Normunds is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Normunds Lasis (born 1985), Latvian cyclist *Normunds Miezis (born 1971), Latvian chess Grandmaster *Normunds Pūpols (born 1984), Latvian high jumper *Normunds Sējējs (born 1968), Latvian ice hockey player and coach *Normunds Sietiņš Normunds Sietiņš (born 17 July 1967) is a retired Latvian high jumper. He finished eleventh at the 1986 World Junior Championships, reached the final but failed to record a mark at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 1 ... (born 1967), Latvian high jumper References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Latvian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 1 October 2022, following the end of the term of the 13th Saeima elected in 2018. Electoral system The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by open list, proportional representation from five multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 12 to 36 seats and based on the regions of Latvia, with overseas votes included in the Riga constituency. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method with a national electoral threshold of 5%. Voters may cast "specific votes" for candidates on the list that they have voted for. This involves drawing a plus sign (+) next to the candidate's names to indicate preference (positive votes), or by crossing out names to indicate dissaproval (negative votes). The number of votes for each candidate is the number of votes cast for the list, plus their number of positive votes, minus their number of negative votes. The candidates with the highest vote totals fill their party's seats. Seat redistribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Riga City Council Election
The 2020 Riga City Council election was held from 26 to 29 August 2020 to elect the 60 members of Riga City Council. The election was initially scheduled for 25 April 2020, and then rescheduled three times – once due to a court ruling and twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia, to 2 May, 6 June, and 29 August. The council will be elected for nearly five years instead of the standard four, and the next election is scheduled to take place in 2025, at the same time as all other municipal elections in Latvia. Background In the 2017 Riga City Council election, the political alliance of Harmony (SKDS) and Honor to serve Riga (GKR) lost 7 seats but held on to their absolute majority with 32 seats out of 60. Nils Ušakovs was re-elected as the mayor of Riga, and served until 4 April 2019, when the Latvian minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development Juris Pūce fired him. On 31 May Dainis Turlais from GKR was elected as the new mayor of Riga, but was ousted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fokus (magazine)
''Fokus'' is a Swedish-language weekly news and current affairs magazine. It was founded by Martin Ahlquist, Lars Grafström, Karin Pettersson and Martin Ådahl. Its first publishing was in December 2005. In 2007, it was awarded the Swedish Publicists' Association's grand prize. The magazine publishes 41 issues per year and has a circulation of approximately 31,000. ''Fokus'' is editorially politically unbound. The magazine is owned and published by FPG Media, a Swedish limited company. History ''Fokus'' was founded in 2005 by Martin Ahlquist, Martin Ådahl, Lars Grafström and Karin Pettersson. Their ambition was to create a Swedish magazine equivalent of ''Time'' or ''Newsweek''. In search for a financier for the magazine they turned to the chairman of the Ax:son Johnson investment company Nordstjernan and former editor-in-chief of ''Veckans Affärer'', Johan Björkman. After much convincing, Björkman, agreed to finance ''Fokus'' through Nordstjernan. In mid-2005, the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative For Germany
Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany. It is positioned on the radical right, a subset of the far-right, within the family of European political parties.Far-right: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Established in April 2013, AfD narrowly missed the 5% electoral threshold to sit in the Bundestag during the 2013 German federal election. The party won seven seats in the 2014 European Parliament election in Germany as a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). After securing representation in 14 of the 16 German state parliaments by October 2017, AfD won 94 seats in the 2017 German federal election and became the third largest party in the country as well as the largest opposition party; its lead candidates were co-vice chairman Alexander Gauland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Herdt
Waldemar Herdt (born 28 November 1962) is a German politician for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and former member of the Bundestag (2017–2021). Life and politics Herdt was born 1962 in Zhetikara District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union and a leading member of the factious and evangelical Party of Bible-abiding Christians before he entered the AfD in 2013. Herdt became after the 2017 German federal election a member of the Bundestag. Herdt was member of the AfD so called "Syria Contact-group", a pro-Assad activist group of AfD MPs. Jürgen Pohl, Steffen Kotre, Udo Hemmelgarn, Frank Pasemann Frank Pasemann (born 21 April 1961) is a German politician (formerly AfD). He got excluded from the party in 2020. Pasemann has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2017. Biography Pasemann is part of the ... and right-wing extremist John Hoewer were also part of the group. References 1962 births People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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