Sovereign Power (Latvia)
Sovereign Power (Latvian: Suverēnā vara, SV) is a populist political party in Latvia, founded on 4 July 2022 by Jūlija Stepaņenko and Ļubova Švecova.
Sovereign Power Suverēnā vara | |
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| Abbreviation | SV |
| Leader | Jūlija Stepaņenko |
| Founders | Jūlija Stepaņenko Ļubova Švecova Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko |
| Founded | 4 July 2022 (as Sovereign Power) |
| Registered | 24 January 2005 (as Latgale Heart Union) |
| Split from | Latvia First (SV) |
| Preceded by | Law.Responsibility.Order |
| Headquarters | Rīga, Mazā Nometņu iela 44 - 6, LV-1002 |
| Ideology | Christian right Direct democracy Russian minority politics |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| Colours | Purple |
| Slogan | «Sovereign power belongs to the people» (Latvian: «Suverēnā vara pieder tautai») |
| Saeima | 0 / 100 |
| Website | |
| suverenavara.lv | |
Before Stepanenko led the party, it was legally registered on 24 January 2005 first as Latgale Heart Union (Latvian: Savienība Latgales sirds) and then as Law.Responsibility.Order (Latvian: Likums.Atbildība.Kārtība).
The party had 3 seats in the 13th Saeima of Latvia: Jūlija Stepaņenko, Ļubova Švecova and Ainārs Vilciņš, officially sitting as independents. After taking part in the 2022 parliamentary election the party didn't win any seat, losing its parliamentary representation.
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