MOSCOW, October 1 – Novosti. According to preliminary data, eight parties enter the Latvian parliament, the ruling New Unity party is in the lead with 22.5%, the opposition Consent and the Russian Union of Latvia do not overcome the five-percent barrier, according to the Delfi portal, citing exit poll data. .
“New Unity” (gaining) 22.5%, joint list – 11.5%, SZK – 10.9%, National Association – 8.4%, “Progressives” – 8.3%, Stabilitātei! — 5.4%, “Latvia in the first place” — 5.3%, Attīstībai/Par! – 5.2%,” the report says.
The party “Consent”, according to preliminary data, is gaining 3.5%, and the “Russian Union of Latvia” – 3.2% and do not go to the diet.
Elections to the 14th Saeima are taking place in Latvia. The parliament in the country is unicameral and consists of 100 deputies. Voting takes place in five constituencies – Riga, Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Latgale and Zemgale. More than 1.5 million Latvian citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote. According to the CEC, 1,829 candidates are running for the Sejm on 19 party lists. According to the Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation Maris Riekstins, there is one polling station in Russia in Moscow . Voting ended at 20.00 (coincides with Moscow time) on October 1.
