REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 7 OCTOBER 2006
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Elections to the Saeima (Parliament)
Source: Latvian government website

Parties
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* JL - Jaunais Laiks (New Era)
* LPP-LC - Latvijas Pirmā Partija - Latvijas Ceis (Latvia First Party 
   - Latvia's Way)
* LSSP - Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija (Latvian 
   Social Democratic Workers' Party)
* PCTVL - Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā (For Civil Rights in a 
   United Latvia)
* SC - Saskanas Centrs (Harmony Centre) 
* TB-LNNK - Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (For Fatherland and Freedom -
   Latvian National Independence Movement)
* TP - Tautas Partija (People's Party)
* ZZS - Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība (Union of Greens and Farmers)

NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Votes and seats are compared with those won at the October 2002
elections. Parties must win 5% of the national vote to gain
representation, even if they win more than 5% in a particular 
electoral region.
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Party                                Votes     %             Seats
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Fatherland and Freedom (TB-LNNK)       62,980  06.9 (+01.5)   8 (+01)
For Civil Rights (PCTVL)               54,684  06.0 (-12.9)   6 (-18)
Harmony Centre (SC)                   130,888  14.4          17  
Latvia First - Latvia's Way (LPP-LC)   77,870  08.6 (-05.9)  10
New Era (JL)                          148,601  16.4 (-07.4)  18 (-08)
People's Party (TP)                   177,481  19.6 (+02.9)  23 (+02)
Social Democrats (LSSP)                31,728  03.5 (-00.5)   -
Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS)     151,595  16.7 (+07.2)  18 (+06)
Others                                 65,838  07.3           -
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Total                                 901,665               100
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Latvia First and Latvia’s Way contested the 2002 election as 
separate parties. The LPP-LC vote is compared with the combined 
vote of the two parties in 2002.