Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way

The Latvijas Pirma partija / Latvijas Cels short LPP / LC, colloquially " Šlesers Party " was one of 2007 to 2011 existing political party in Latvia, which emerged from the union of LPP and LC. In December 2011, the party broke up.

Latvijas Pirma partija (2002-2007)

The Christian Democratic Party ( LPP, Latvia 's First Party ) was founded on 25 May 2002 and led by Ēriks Jēkabsons and Ainārs Šlesers. The party took more conservative positions and stood for a greater emphasis on Christian values ​​in politics. So she drew 2005 vehemently against the equality of same-sex partnerships to war. At her instigation, a constitutional amendment was (Article 110 ), conducted in the marriage is explicitly defined as a union of man and woman. The LPP enjoyed the support of the Lutheran Church and Christian -oriented political groups.

In the parliamentary elections on 25 October 2002, the party came to 9.6 % of the vote (10 of the 100 seats ) and went with other parties a coalition government under Einar Repše of the new era as prime minister. 2004 were responsible for the withdrawal of the LPP and the failure of the coalition disagreements between Ainārs Šlesers and Einar Repše. Nevertheless, the party also belonged to the two following coalition government under Indulis Emsis of the Greens and Aigars Kalvītis of the People's Party.

The first chairman Ēriks Jēkabsons had to leave the LPP after his resignation as Minister of the Interior of Latvia in October 2005. His close contacts with the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was accused of.

At the 2006 general election, the LPP was a an electoral alliance with the party Latvijas cels, which won 8.59% of the vote and 10 seats.

Latvijas Pirma partija / Latvijas cels (2007-2011)

2007 united the two parties and formed the new Latvijas Pirma partija / Latvijas cels ( LPP / LC). 2010 formed the People's Party ( Tautas Partija ) with her an electoral alliance.

In response to the founding of Zatlers Reform Party was decided on August 5, 2011 the party for the election to the 11th Saeima in Šlesers Reform Party - LPP / LC ( lett: Šlesera Reformu partija-LPP/LC ) to rename. She received only 2.4 % of the votes and thus remained without a mandate. In December 2011, the party broke up.