Growth () is a
centrist political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. It was founded on March 27, 2013, by
cardiologist Andris Skride. It is governed by a board of five members – Artūrs Ancāns, Artūrs Čačka, Andris Skride, Rita Turkina un Juris Žilko.
The party participated in the
2014 Latvian parliamentary elections, placing second-to-last.
In March 2018, Growth voted to form the Development/For! party alliance with the
liberal For Latvia's Development and
Movement For! parties to run in the
2018 Latvian parliamentary election. The alliance won 13 seats in the
Saeima, with one seat won by party leader Skride. The alliance became the biggest party at the
2020 Riga City Council elections on a joint list with
The Progressives, although none of the four Growth candidates running were elected. The alliance ''de facto'' dissolved in 2022.
Party ideology
The party does not have a specific ideology, although it has been described as
regionalist,
with its program focusing on increasing public health and research spending, government efficiency and strengthening the judiciary. The program also expresses support for adopting a
progressive tax model.
Election results
Legislative elections
The party currently also has elected members in the councils of
Madona Municipality and
Ķekava Municipality.
References
External links
Official website
{{Latvian political parties
Political parties in Latvia
2013 establishments in Latvia
Centrist parties
Political parties established in 2013
Centrist parties in Latvia