Latvian parliamentary election, 2006

The election shifted the Saeima's composition (above) slightly further to the right, with the four-party right-wing coalition remaining in place.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 October 2006.[1] The governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis and his People's Party, won the election. Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia had regained independence in 1991.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
People's Party177,48119.723+3
Union of Greens and Farmers151,59516.818+6
New Era Party148,60216.518–8
Harmony Centre130,88714.517New
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way77,8698.6100
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK62,9897.08+1
For Human Rights in United Latvia54,6846.16–19
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party31,7283.500
Motherland18,8602.10New
All For Latvia!13,4691.50New
New Democrats11,5051.30New
Pensioners and Seniors Party7,1750.80New
Mara's Land4,4000.500
Euroskeptic Party3,3650.40New
Our Land Party2,0650.20New
Social Fairness Party1,5750.20New
National Power Union1,1720.10New
Latvian's Latvia National Political Defence Organisation1,1300.10New
Fatherland Union1,1140.10New
Invalid/blank votes7,311
Total908,9761001000
Registered voters/turnout1,490,63661.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Conduct

The OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission found that "despite the ongoing naturalization process, the fact that a significant percentage of the adult population of Latvia does not enjoy voting rights represents a continuing democratic deficit". Its recommendations included:

MP J. Boldāns, elected from TB/LNNK, was sentenced by Latgale Regional Court to imprisonment for election fraud. J. Boldāns has appealed.[4]

A member of "Harmony centre" J. Klementjevs and three employees of his enterprise were fined for buying votes by Zemgale Regional Court.[5]

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) found that The People's Party, LPP/LC, Harmony Centre, New Era and UGF had exceeded spending limits.[6]

Aftermath

The governing coalition of the People's Party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, the New Era Party and Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way received strong support from the voters, with 69 of the 100 MPs. Although this coalition could have continued, a new governing coalition was formed by the People's Party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way and For Fatherland and Freedom, ejecting the New Era Party from government.

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