European election : Latvia

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European election result: Latvia (Full)

SEATS: 9

ELECTORATE: 1399795

RESULTS

		MEPs
	PARTY	+/-	TOTAL
	Tevzemei un Brivibai/LNNK	4	4
	Jaunais Laiks	2	2
	Tautas Partija	1	1
	Par Cilveka Tiesibam Vieneta Latvija	1	1
	Latvijas Cels	1	1
	Zalo un Zemnieku Savieniba	0	0
	Latvijas Socialistiskas Partijas	0	0
	Others (Latvia)	0	0
	Latvijas Socialdemokrastika Stradnieku Partija	0	0
	Tautas Saskanas Partija	0	0
	Latvijas Pirma Partija	0	0

DESCRIPTION: Latvia

Latvian voters decisively rejected governing parties in voting on 12 June, with only one party in the three-party governing coalition winning a seat. The opposition free-market For Fatherland and Freedom party was the big winner, taking four seats and almost a third of the popular vote. The conservative New Era party won two seats and its leader, former Prime Minister Einars Repse immediately began pressing for a new government. But the current Green-led centre-right coalition may draw some solace from the fact that turnout was just over 40% - far lower than the 72.53% turnout in a 2003 referendum on EU membership. Two out of three voters backed joining the union in that vote. Latvia has nine seats in the European parliament.