Unity (Latvia)
Unity (Latvian: Vienotība, V) is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia. It is a member of the New Unity alliance and is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum. Since 2017, its chairman of the Main Board has been the former Minister for Economics of Latvia, Arvils Ašeradens, who succeeded former European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs.
Unity Vienotība | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Arvils Ašeradens |
| General Secretary | Artis Kampars |
| Founder | Valdis Dombrovskis |
| Founded | 6 March 2010 (electoral alliance) 6 August 2011 (party) |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Boulevard 12-3, Riga LV-1050 |
| Youth wing | Vienotības Jaunatnes organizācija |
| Membership (2017) | 2,397 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | New Unity |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| Colours | Green |
| Saeima | 23 / 100 |
| European Parliament | 3 / 8 |
| Riga City Council | 9 / 60 |
| Mayors | 3 / 43 |
| Website | |
| vienotiba | |
It was formed in 2010 as an electoral alliance and in 2011, it was registered as a political party. It was the leading party in Valdis Dombrovskis and Laimdota Straujuma's cabinets from its inception in 2010 until February 2016. Since its foundation, the party took part to all the country's coalition government, and it is a member of the incumbent coalition government since January 2019, with its member Evika Siliņa as Prime Minister of Latvia. Unity is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).