Reform Party (Latvia)

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Reform Party
Reformu partija
Website
www.reformupartija.lv

The Reform Party (Latvian: Reformu partija), formerly known as Zatlers' Reform Party (Latvian: Zatlera Reformu partija, ZRP) until April 2012, was a centre-right[2] political party in Latvia founded by former President Valdis Zatlers on 23 July 2011.[2] It won 22 seats in the Saeima in the 2011 election.

History

On 9 July 2011, Zatlers announced that he would found the party on 23 July 2011; the same day as the country's first parliamentary dissolution referendum.[3][4][5] The party was founded on 23 July and Zatlers was elected its chairman by 251 votes to 2.[6][7] Zatlers announced that the party would not cooperate with the three 'oligarch' parties – the Union of Greens and Farmers, Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way, and the People's Party.[3][8]

A survey suggested that 33% of voters would support the new party,[9] and as of July 2011, 17.5% would vote for them,[10] while 52% were certain that the party would receive seats in the Saeima.[11]

By September 2011, over 1000 people had applied to join the party.[12] As of 19 July 2011 the core of the party was formed by 15–20 members.[13][14] The party drafted 10 working principles,[4][15] and invited discussion on these principles from anyone who applied for membership.[12]

At the

non-attached members
.

In April 2012 the party dropped references to its founder from its name and became known simply as the Reform Party.

For the

Unity.[16]

In March 2015 the party began the formal process of disbanding and most of its core base was absorbed by Unity.[17] The liquidation process concluded in April 2020.

Election results

Parliament (Saeima)

Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/–
2011 190,853 20.8
22 / 100

References

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Latvia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Deloy, Corinne (23 July 2011). "Former President of the Republic Valdis Zatlers creates his own political party" (PDF). Robert Schuman Foundation. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Latvian political parties undergo major upheaval". The Baltic Times. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Referenduma dienā Zatlers dibinās 'Reformu partiju'" [Zatlers will found "Reform party" on the day of the referendum]. LETA (in Latvian). Delfi. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Zatlers dibinās "Reformu partiju"" [Zatlers will found "Reform party"]. LETA/BNS (in Latvian). TVNET. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ^ Nodibina Zatlera Reformu partiju; eksprezidentu ievēl par priekšsēdi (plkst.22:10). Delfi.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  7. ^ Apollo – Ziņas: Nodibina jauno Zatlera Reformu partiju; tās logo – bultas sašauts sarkans krusts Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Apollo.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Zatlera partija nesadarbosies ar ZZS, LPP/LC un TP" [Zatlers' party will not cooperate with UGF, LFP/LW and PP]. LETA (in Latvian). Delfi. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  9. ^ Delfi staff (15 July 2011). "Aptauja: 33% gatavi balsot par Zatlera partiju" [Poll: 33% are ready to vote for Zatlers' party]. Delfi (in Latvian). Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  10. ^ Reitingi: Zatlera partija 'noķer' SC; 'Vienotībai' un ZZS – būtisks kritums. Delfi.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  11. ^ Aptauja: iedzīvotāji panākumus ārkārtas vēlēšanās prognozē SC, 'Vienotībai' un Zatlera partijai. Delfi.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  12. ^ a b Apollo – Ziņas: Zatlera Reformu partijā pieteikušies vairāk nekā 1000 cilvēku Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Apollo.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  13. ^ Apollo – Ziņas: Atklāj topošās Zatlera partijas kodolu Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Apollo.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  14. ^ Apollo – Ziņas: Topošās Zatlera partijas kodolā darbojas vairāki uzņēmēji Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Apollo.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  15. ^ Zatlera Reformu partija | Ārkārtas 11. Saeimas vēlēšanas, kandidāti Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Valdiszatlers.lv. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  16. ^ 'Vienotība' un RP vienojas par kopīgu startu 12.Saeimas vēlēšanās, LETA, 27 December 2013, accessed 21 September 2014
  17. ^ "Latvian Reform Party to be liquidated". The Baltic Course. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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