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Latvia<\/h1>\n

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Results of the 2024 European elections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Political Party<\/th>European affiliation<\/th>Number of votes<\/th>Percentage of votes<\/th>Number of seats<\/th>Trend compared to 2019<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jaun\u0101 Vienot\u012bba (JV)<\/td>EPP<\/td>130 557<\/td>25.07%<\/td>2<\/td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nacion\u0101l\u0101 apvien\u012bba 'Visu Latvijai!'-'T\u0113vzemei un Br\u012bv\u012bbai\/LNNK' (NA)<\/td>ECR<\/td>114 853<\/td>22.08%<\/td>2<\/td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvijas att\u012bst\u012bbai (LA)<\/td>Renew Europe<\/td>48 695<\/td>9.36%<\/td>1<\/td>Newcomer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coalition Apvienotais Saraksts (AS)<\/td>NI<\/td>42 551<\/td>8.18%<\/td>1<\/td>Newcomer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Progres\u012bvie (P)<\/td>Greens\/EFA<\/td>38 751<\/td>7.42%<\/td>1<\/td>Newcomer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soci\u0101ldemokr\u0101tisk\u0101 partija 'Saska\u0146a' (S\/SDP)<\/td>S&D<\/td>37 096<\/td>7.14%<\/td>1<\/td>\u2193 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvija pirmaj\u0101 viet\u0101 (LPV)<\/td>NI<\/td>32 034<\/td>6.16%<\/td>1<\/td>Newcomer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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List of Latvian MEPs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
MEP<\/th>Gender<\/th>National party<\/th>Political group in the European Parliament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Inese Vaidere<\/td>f<\/td>Jaun\u0101 Vienot\u012bba (JV)<\/td>EPP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandra Kalniet\u00e9<\/td>f<\/td>JV<\/td>EPP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberts Z\u012ble<\/td>m<\/td>Nacion\u0101l\u0101 apvien\u012bba 'Visu Latvijai!'-'T\u0113vzemei un Br\u012bv\u012bbai\/LNNK' (NA)<\/td>ECR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rihards Kols<\/td>m<\/td>NA<\/td>ECR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivars Ijabs<\/td>m<\/td>Latvijas att\u012bst\u012bbai (LA)<\/td>Renew Europe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reinis Poz\u0146aks<\/td>m<\/td>Coalition Apvienotais Saraksts (AS)<\/td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nils U\u0161akovs<\/td>m<\/td>Soci\u0101ldemokr\u0101tisk\u0101 partija 'Saska\u0146a' (S\/SDP)<\/td>S&D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Sta\u0137is<\/td>m<\/td>Progres\u012bvie (P)<\/td>Greens\/EFA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vilis Kri\u0161topans<\/td>m<\/td>Latvija pirmaj\u0101 viet\u0101 (LPV)<\/td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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Results of the 2019 European elections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Political Parties<\/th>European affiliation<\/th>Number of votes<\/th>Percentage of votes<\/th>Number of seats<\/th>Trend compared with 2014<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
New Unity\t<\/td>EPP<\/td>124 193<\/td>26.24 %<\/td>2<\/td>\u2193<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Democratic Party \"Harmony\"\t<\/td>S&D<\/td>82 604<\/td>17.45 %<\/td>2<\/td>\u2191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Alliance \"All for Latvia!\" - For Fatherland and Freedom\t<\/td>ECR<\/td>77 591<\/td>16.40 %<\/td>2<\/td>\u2191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Development\/For!\t<\/td><\/td>58 763<\/td>12.42 %<\/td>1<\/td>New<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvian Russian Union\t<\/td>Greens\/EFA<\/td>29 546<\/td>6.24 %<\/td>1<\/td>=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Electoral Procedures for 2024<\/h2>\n

Election Dates :<\/strong> 8 June 2024
\n><\/span> Number of MEPs :<\/strong> 9
\n><\/span> At what age can one vote?<\/strong>\u00a018 years
\n><\/span> At what age can one be elected?<\/strong> 21 years
\n><\/span> Who can vote?<\/strong>\u00a0European citizens living in Latvia<\/p>\n

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Electoral rules<\/h2>\n

Voting method :<\/strong>\u00a0Preferential vote
\n><\/span> Means for attributing seats :<\/strong>\u00a0Sainte-Lagu\u00eb Method
\n><\/span> Can candidates be chosen from a list?<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n

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Institutions and political situation<\/h2>\n

Democratic parliamentary republic
\n\u2013\u00a0Head of State :<\/strong> Egils Levits
\n\u2013\u00a0Prime Minister : <\/strong>Evika Sili\u0146a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Economy<\/h2>\n

><\/span> Currency :<\/strong> Euro
\n><\/span> GDP :<\/strong> \u20ac39 062 million (2022)
\n><\/span> GDP per capita (PPS) :<\/strong> \u20ac13 320 (2022)
\n><\/span> GDP Growth :<\/strong> 1.4% (2023)
\n><\/span> Unemployment:<\/strong> 6.4% (July 2023)
\n><\/span> Inflation :<\/strong> 3.3% (September 2023)
\n><\/span> Public Debt :<\/strong> 40.8% of GDP (December 2022)<\/p>\n

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Geography and population<\/h2>\n
\u2013\u00a0Surface Area :<\/strong>\u00a064 589 km\u00b2 (source : The CIA World Factbook)
\n\u2013 1.8 million inhabitants (2023 est.)<\/div>\n

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