{"iso":"LV","name":"Latvia","flag":"\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb","vote":"Saeima \u00b7 seat projection","model":"seat","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"Indicative poll-of-polls average","credit":"Indicative aggregate of recent Latvian national voting-intention polls (see SKDS, Latvijas Fakti, Norstat). Figures indicative.","shares":{"JV":22.1,"ZZS":18.9,"NA":17.1,"Progresivie":12.9,"AS":9.9,"LPV":9.0,"S":7.0},"polls":[{"date":"2026-06-16","pollster":"SKDS","shares":{"JV":22,"ZZS":19,"NA":17,"Progresivie":13,"AS":10,"LPV":9,"S":7}},{"date":"2026-06-05","pollster":"Latvijas Fakti","shares":{"JV":23,"ZZS":18,"NA":17,"Progresivie":13,"AS":10,"LPV":9,"S":7}},{"date":"2026-05-24","pollster":"Norstat","shares":{"JV":21,"ZZS":20,"NA":18,"Progresivie":12,"AS":10,"LPV":9,"S":7}},{"date":"2026-05-13","pollster":"SKDS","shares":{"JV":22,"ZZS":19,"NA":17,"Progresivie":14,"AS":9,"LPV":9,"S":7}}],"parties":{"Progresivie":{"name":"Progres\u012bvie","color":"#e6007e","name_en":"The Progressives"},"S":{"name":"Saska\u0146a","color":"#9b1d20","name_en":"Harmony (Saska\u0146a)"},"JV":{"name":"Jaun\u0101 Vienot\u012bba","color":"#1f4ba0","name_en":"New Unity (Jaun\u0101 Vienot\u012bba)"},"ZZS":{"name":"Za\u013co un Zemnieku savien\u012bba","color":"#1e8a45","name_en":"Union of Greens and Farmers"},"AS":{"name":"Stabilit\u0101tei!","color":"#5a2d82","name_en":"For Stability!"},"NA":{"name":"Nacion\u0101l\u0101 apvien\u012bba","color":"#7a1f1f","name_en":"National Alliance"},"LPV":{"name":"Latvija pirmaj\u0101 viet\u0101","color":"#2c3e50","name_en":"Latvia First"},"ApvSar":{"name":"Apvienotais saraksts","color":"#0aa3a3","name_en":"United List (Apvienotais saraksts)"},"AttPar":{"name":"Att\u012bst\u012bbai/Par!","color":"#ff7f00","name_en":"Development/For! (Att\u012bst\u012bbai/Par!)"}},"seats":{"JV":23,"ZZS":20,"NA":18,"Progresivie":13,"AS":10,"LPV":9,"S":7},"seat_meta":{"total":100,"majority":51,"method":"sainte","threshold":5.0,"chamber":"Saeima","note":"Real system is 5 Sainte-Lagu\u00eb districts with a 5% national threshold; approximated as one national Sainte-Lagu\u00eb pool.","largest":"JV"},"primer":{"system":"Unitary parliamentary republic","head_of_state":"President Edgars Rink\u0113vi\u010ds","head_of_government":"Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs","legislature":"Saeima, 100 seats, elected every four years","electoral_system":"Open-list proportional representation with a 5 percent threshold.","government_now":"Andris Kulbergs leads a majority coalition built around New Unity and the Union of Greens and Farmers, sworn in on 28 May 2026 with 66 votes in the Saeima.","context":"The previous government under Evika Sili\u0146a fell in 2026 after the Progressives withdrew support amid a dispute over stray drones entering Latvian territory. A general election is due by 3 October 2026.","sources":"Open encyclopedic records of officeholders, parliament and cabinet \u00b7 checked 2 Jul 2026"},"parties_info":{"JV":["Jaun\u0101 Vienot\u012bba","New Unity","Centre-right liberal-conservative alliance; won the 2022 election and led the government until its coalition collapsed in May 2026."],"ZZS":["Za\u013co un Zemnieku savien\u012bba","Union of Greens and Farmers","Agrarian centrist alliance; a governing partner from 2023."],"Progresivie":["Progres\u012bvie","The Progressives","Social democratic and green; left the governing coalition in May 2026."],"NA":["Nacion\u0101l\u0101 apvien\u012bba","National Alliance","National-conservative."],"AS":["Stabilit\u0101tei!","For Stability!","Populist party appealing to Russian-speaking voters; strongest in eastern Latgale."],"LPV":["Latvija pirmaj\u0101 viet\u0101","Latvia First","Right-wing populist party of businessman Ain\u0101rs \u0160lesers."],"S":["Saska\u0146a","Harmony","Social democratic, historically the Russian-minority party; lost all its seats in 2022."],"ApvSar":["Apvienotais saraksts","United List","Centrist, green-conservative regional alliance (shown on the 2022 map)."],"AttPar":["Att\u012bst\u012bbai/Par!","Development/For!","Liberal, pro-European alliance, since disbanded (shown on the 2022 map)."]},"seats_now":{"chamber":"Saeima","as_of":"2022 election","total":100,"seats":{"JV":26,"ZZS":16,"ApvSar":15,"NA":13,"AS":11,"Progresivie":10,"LPV":9,"S":0,"AttPar":0}},"region_winners":{"Al\u016bksnes novads":"JV","Gulbenes novads":"ZZS","Ventspils novads":"ZZS","Valkas novads":"JV","Salaspils novads":"JV","Jelgavas":"JV","R\u0113zeknes":"AS","J\u016brmalas":"JV","Ventspils":"ZZS","R\u012bga":"JV","Kuld\u012bgas novads":"JV","Saldus novads":"ZZS","Talsu novads":"ZZS","Tukuma novads":"JV","Dobeles novads":"ZZS","Jelgavas novads":"ZZS","M\u0101rupes novads":"JV","Bauskas novads":"ZZS","Ogres novads":"JV","Aizkraukles novads":"JV","J\u0113kabpils novads":"ZZS","Ludzas novads":"ZZS","R\u0113zeknes novads":"AS","Balvu novads":"ZZS","Madonas novads":"JV","Smiltenes novads":"JV","C\u0113su novads":"JV","Valmieras novads":"JV","\u0100da\u017eu novads":"JV","Ropa\u017eu novads":"JV","Siguldas novads":"JV","Prei\u013cu novads":"ZZS","Kr\u0101slavas novads":"AS","Daugavpils":"AS","\u0136ekavas novads":"JV","Olaines novads":"JV","Saulkrastu novads":"JV","Limba\u017eu novads":"JV","Aug\u0161daugavas novads":"AS","Liep\u0101jas":"ApvSar","Dienvidkurzemes novads":"ApvSar","L\u012bv\u0101nu novads":"AttPar","Varak\u013c\u0101nu novads":"AttPar"},"region_meta":{"election":"2022 Saeima election (1 October 2022)","source":"Official Central Election Commission (CVK) per-municipality results API, sv2022.cvk.lv (2022 Saeima election).","note":"Plurality (most valid votes) per municipality/city, direct from CVK. JV won nationally and most western/central areas; ZZS many rural; AS (For Stability!) in eastern Latgale (Daugavpils, R\u0113zekne city & novads, Kr\u0101slava, Aug\u0161daugava). United List won Liep\u0101ja & Dienvidkurzeme; Att\u012bst\u012bbai/Par! won L\u012bv\u0101ni & Varak\u013c\u0101ni (both added to parties). Closest: Prei\u013ci (ZZS by 13 votes), Jelgava city (JV by 108). Latvia's Saeima actually elects through 5 large constituencies; the map shows the finer official per-municipality results."},"has_geo":true,"next_election":{"date":"2026-10-03","title":"Latvian parliamentary election","chamber":"Saeima","type":"scheduled"}}