Izaugsme

Growth

Izaugsme
Growth Izaugsme
Leader	Andris Skride
Founded	27 March 2013; 11 years ago
Headquarters	Meža iela 5; Baloži, Ķekava Municipality
Ideology	Progressivism; Regionalism;
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Development/For! (de iure only)
Colours	Yellow; Green
Saeima	0 / 100
European Parliament	0 / 8
Mayors	1 / 43
Website
	partijaizaugsme.lv
	Politics of Latvia; Political parties; Elections;

Growth (Latvian: Izaugsme) is a centrist political party in Latvia.^[1] It was founded on March 27, 2013, by cardiologist Andris Skride. It is governed by a board of five members – Artūrs Ancāns, Artūrs Čačka, Andris Skride, Rita Turkina un Juris Žilko.^[2]

The party participated in the 2014 Latvian parliamentary elections, placing second-to-last.^[3]

In March 2018, Growth voted to form the Development/For! party alliance with the liberal For Latvia's Development and Movement For! parties to run in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election.^[4] The alliance won 13 seats in the Saeima, with one seat won by party leader Skride. The alliance became the biggest party at the 2020 Riga City Council elections on a joint list with The Progressives, although none of the four Growth candidates running were elected.^[5] The alliance de facto dissolved in 2022.^[6]

Party ideology

The party does not have a specific ideology, although it has been described as regionalist,^[7] with its program focusing on increasing public health and research spending, government efficiency and strengthening the judiciary. The program also expresses support for adopting a progressive tax model.^[8]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Party leader	Performance					Rank	Government
Election	Party leader	Votes	%	± pp	Seats	+/–	Rank	Government
2014	Andris Skride	1,515	0.17	New	0 / 100	New	12th	Extra-parliamentary
2018^[a]		101,685	12.12	11.95	1 / 100	1	4th	Coalition
2022^[a]		45,452	4.97	7.15	0 / 100	1	8th	Extra-parliamentary

^ ^a ^b Run as part of the Development/For! coalition (Movement For!, LA and Izaugsme)

The party currently also has elected members in the councils of Madona Municipality and Ķekava Municipality.^[8]

References

^ Hodun, Milosz (2019). "How To Make A Good Political Story" (PDF). European Liberal Forum, Projekt: Polska. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
^ "Rīgā nodibināta jauna politiskā partija "Izaugsme"". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
^ LETA (2018-03-24). "'Parieši' nolemj veidot apvienību ar partiju 'Latvijas attīstībai'". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
^ "Movement For! votes in favor of electoral bloc with For Latvia's Development and Growth party". The Baltic Times. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ "Rīgas domes vēlēšanās vislielāko atbalstu gūst apvienotais saraksts "Attīstībai/Par! Progresīvie" - Partija IZAUGSME". www.partijaizaugsme.lv (in Latvian). 2020-09-01. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
^ "Politisko partiju apvienības "Attīstībai/Par!" valdes paziņojums - Attīstībai/Par!" (in Latvian). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
^ "Riga: A New Beginning". Foreign Policy Research Institute. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ ^a ^b "Par mums" [About us]. partijaizaugsme.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

External links

Official website

[fn1-9] Run as part of the Development/For! coalition (Movement For!, LA and Izaugsme)

[1] Hodun, Milosz (2019). "How To Make A Good Political Story" (PDF). European Liberal Forum, Projekt: Polska. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2021-10-05.

[2] "Rīgā nodibināta jauna politiskā partija "Izaugsme"". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-11-13.

[3] LETA (2018-03-24). "'Parieši' nolemj veidot apvienību ar partiju 'Latvijas attīstībai'". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-11-13.

[4] "Movement For! votes in favor of electoral bloc with For Latvia's Development and Growth party". The Baltic Times. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[5] "Rīgas domes vēlēšanās vislielāko atbalstu gūst apvienotais saraksts "Attīstībai/Par! Progresīvie" - Partija IZAUGSME". www.partijaizaugsme.lv (in Latvian). 2020-09-01. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

[6] "Politisko partiju apvienības "Attīstībai/Par!" valdes paziņojums - Attīstībai/Par!" (in Latvian). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[7] "Riga: A New Beginning". Foreign Policy Research Institute. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[:0-8] "Par mums" [About us]. partijaizaugsme.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

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