Latvia

Results of the 2024 European elections

Political PartyEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared to 2019
Jaunā Vienotība (JV)EPP130 55725.07%2=
Nacionālā apvienība 'Visu Latvijai!'-'Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK' (NA)ECR114 85322.08%2=
Latvijas attīstībai (LA)Renew Europe48 6959.36%1Newcomer
Coalition Apvienotais Saraksts (AS)NI42 5518.18%1Newcomer
Progresīvie (P)Greens/EFA38 7517.42%1Newcomer
Sociāldemokrātiskā partija 'Saskaņa' (S/SDP)S&D37 0967.14%1↓ 1
Latvija pirmajā vietā (LPV)NI32 0346.16%1Newcomer

 

List of Latvian MEPs

MEPGenderNational partyPolitical group in the European Parliament
Valdis DombrovskismJaunā Vienotība (JV)EPP
Sandra KalnietéfJVEPP
Roberts ZīlemNacionālā apvienība 'Visu Latvijai!'-'Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK' (NA)ECR
Richard ColemNAECR
Ivars IjabsmLatvijas attīstībai (LA)Renew Europe
Reinis PozniaksmCoalition Apvienotais Saraksts (AS)N/A
Nils OuchakovmSociāldemokrātiskā partija 'Saskaņa' (S/SDP)S&D
Mārtiņš StaķismProgresīvie (P)Greens/EFA
Vilis KristopansmLatvija pirmajā vietā (LPV)N/A

 

Results of the 2019 European elections

Political PartiesEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared with 2014
New Unity EPP124 19326.24 %2
Social Democratic Party "Harmony" S&D82 60417.45 %2
National Alliance "All for Latvia!" - For Fatherland and Freedom ECR77 59116.40 %2
Development/For! 58 76312.42 %1New
Latvian Russian Union Greens/EFA29 5466.24 %1=

 

Electoral Procedures for 2024

Election Dates : 8 June 2024
> Number of MEPs : 9
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 21 years
> Who can vote? European citizens living in Latvia

 

Electoral rules

Voting method : Preferential vote
> Means for attributing seats : Sainte-Laguë Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? Yes

 

Institutions and political situation

Democratic parliamentary republic
– Head of State : Egils Levits
– Prime Minister : Evika Siliņa

Economy

> Currency : Euro
> GDP : €39 062 million (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : €13 320 (2022)
> GDP Growth : 1.4% (2023)
> Unemployment: 6.4% (July 2023)
> Inflation : 3.3% (September 2023)
> Public Debt : 40.8% of GDP (December 2022)

 

Geography and population

– Surface Area : 64 589 km² (source : The CIA World Factbook)
– 1.8 million inhabitants (2023 est.)

 

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