- People's Party (Latvia)
Infobox Political party
name_english = People's Party
name_native = Tautas partija
leader =Atis Slakteris
foundation =1998
ideology =Conservatism
international =
european =European People's Party
europarl = EPP-ED
colours = Orange
headquarters =Riga
website = http://www.tautaspartija.lv/The People's Party ( _lv. Tautas partija) is a political party inLatvia . It describes itself as aconservative party.Tautas partija was founded in
1998 byAndris Šķēle , a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many voters identified the party with its leader during this period. In2002 , Šķēle left politics andAtis Slakteris became the chairman of Tautas partija. At the October 2002 elections the party became the third largest in theSaeima (parliament ), winning 16.7% of the vote and 20 seats. In 2004, People's Party memberAigars Kalvītis became prime minister.At the last
legislative elections, on7 October 2006 , the party won 19.49% of the popular vote and 23 out of 100 seats in the Saeima, becoming the largest party in parliament and maintaining its status as leader of the coalition government, with Kalvītis as prime minister.Tautas partija is a member of the
European People's Party (EPP).External links
* [http://www.tautaspartija.lv/ Official web site]
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