European Parliament member Tatyana Zhdanok’s and Riga City Council member Miroslavs Mitrofanovs’ managed Latvian Russians Union (LKS) have created a new political union with Centre Party. The name of this new political union is Pamats [Foundation].
It is mentioned in the political parties register that the board of the political union will include Juris Aleksejevs (LKS), Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, Andžejs Zdanovičs and Tatyana Zhdanok.
Mitrofanovs told the media that this union will stand up for centre-left values, which are currently in demand.
Currently there are too many right-wing parties represented in the Latvian parliament. Only the Progressive party is considered a left-leaning political party.
Considering the situation in society and the economy is becoming worse, Latvia is left behind by its neighbours and other EU member states that were behind Latvia development-wise in the past. The politician believes it is necessary to change the national development model, said the politician.
Mitrofanovs did not say which parties could be picked as the new union’s partners. This, he said, is for parties to decide – whether to join the new union or not.
He said that social democratic party Harmony, for example, has politicians that are left-leaning, but Harmony is having big problems and a lot of work ahead in solving them.
Mitrofanovs added that closer to the end of the year it is planned to carry out a survey about plans to run in the next elections, specifically whether the union could run alone or together with some other party or union.
Previously it was reported that LKS and CP decided to create a new political union in order to resurrect traditions of For People’s Rights in United Latvia political party.
LKS believes that in Latvia there is now a need for all “reasonably-minded political organisations and positive experiences to unite”. This is why the party decided to create a new political union together with Centre Party.
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