All for Latvia!

Youth movement (2000–2002)

All for Latvia! emerged as a radical nationalist grassroots movement^[5] in 2000, relying on the mobilisation of youth activists and symbolic protest actions. This form of activism has been noted as unusual in Latvia, where parties typically had limited membership and ideology, and it functioned as a means of attracting media attention.^[8]

The movement was strongly shaped by its founder, Raivis Dzintars, who became politically active while still in secondary school after an unsuccessful attempt to join the youth wing of For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK. All for Latvia! made its first public appearance with a small demonstration on 1 October 2000, which generated significant media attention. In its early phase, All for Latvia! functioned primarily as a youth-driven nationalist movement within a fragmented field of small nationalist organisations, with activity centred on symbolic demonstrations and media-oriented protest actions designed to increase visibility and influence public debate.^[9]

In 2001, five members of All For Latvia! staged a protest before the opening of an exhibition of humorous artistic works on Kārlis Ulmanis titled "Ulmanis in Our Hearts" organised by Art Academy of Latvia students, which All For Latvia! denounced as "a mockery of Ulmanis and desecration of Latvian symbols."^[10]

Non-governmental organization (2002–2006)

In late 2002, following internal controversies, All for Latvia! underwent a significant reorganization, expelling some of its members, broadening membership beyond its original youth base, publicly distancing itself from extremism and ethnic supremacism, and adopting a more disciplined political strategy while continuing to employ symbolic activism.^[9]

In 2005, All for Latvia! held a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in which it burned the flag of the Soviet Union and called for Russia to acknowledge the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. It also publicly supported the Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires, strongly opposed Latvia's first Riga Pride parade and held a memorial service at the monument to pre-war leader Kārlis Ulmanis, marking the anniversary of his 1934 coup d'état and consolidation of power.^[2]

Political party (2006–2014)

On 14 January 2006, All for Latvia! held its founding congress and was established as a political party, entering an already fragmented right-wing party landscape. At the congress, Raivis Dzintars called for all nationalist forces in Latvia to unite for that year's parliamentary elections, with the aim of ensuring that political power remained in the hands of Latvians "forever". The event was also attended by a number of other politicians and public figures from the Latvian right, including Kārlis Šadurskis, Juris Dobelis [lv], Aleksandrs Kiršteins, and writer Visvaldis Lācis.^[2]

All for Latvia! continued to gradually build up its support through high-profile public demonstrations and an increasingly critical, populist stance toward the political elite. This included protests outside the Latvian parliament during debates on the Latvian–Russian border treaty, in which activists stood in winter shirtless with the names of Latvian towns and villages that Latvia legally renounced to Russia written on their torsos.^[8] Despite growing recognition, the party failed to surpass the 5% electoral threshold in the 2006 parliamentary election, which has been partially attributed to limited financial resources and weaker organizational capacity compared to established parties.^[5]

In 2007, following Estonia's relocation of the Bronze Soldier monument in Tallinn, All for Latvia! called for a public debate on the future of the Victory Monument in Riga, arguing that the monument symbolized the Soviet occupation of Latvia and was incompatible with the state's interpretation of the Second World War. Party chairman Raivis Dzintars urged the Baltic states to take coordinated action in addressing Soviet-era monuments, however, the proposal received little support from mainstream Latvian politicians, including members of other nationalist parties, who argued that any discussion of relocating the monument would be premature and could provoke tensions.^[11]

Part of an electoral alliance (2010–2011)

Ahead of the 2010 parliamentary election, All for Latvia! formed an electoral alliance with the more-established national-conservative For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK), creating the National Alliance.^[12] TB/LNNK had increasingly weak polling support but retained a strong network of financial sponsors and governing experience built up through participation in national and municipal coalitions, while All for Latvia! contributed youth, activist energy, and a populist radical right rhetoric without governing experience.^[8]

Both parties were excluded from the Unity electoral alliance formed by Civic Union, New Era Party, and Society for Political Change, which chose to run separately from All for Latvia! and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK, citing ideological differences, while leaving open the possibility of post-election cooperation.^[13]

At the 2010 parliamentary election, All for Latvia! members received six out of the eight seats the National Alliance won. Unity invited the electoral alliance to join the coalition, but the offer was withdrawn a few days later after the Society for Political Change, one of the parties making up Unity, vetoed the option.^[14]

Merger into National Alliance (2011–2014)

On 23 July 2011, All for Latvia! and TB/LNNK voted to merge and form the National Alliance.^[15]

In April 2013, All for Latvia! officially established cooperation ties with the Russian National Democratic Alliance.^[16]

On 23 August 2013, marking the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way, All for Latvia! together with Estonian Conservative People's Party and Lithuanian Nationalist and Republican Union signed the Bauska Declaration pledging to promote a "new national awakening" among the Baltic peoples, emphasizing national sovereignty over supranational institutions, opposing immigration and multiculturalism, condemning Russian imperialism, and calling for compensation for damages resulting from the Soviet occupation.^[17]

Legislative elections

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Election	Party leader	Performance					Rank	Government
		Votes	%	± pp	Seats	+/–
2006	Raivis Dzintars	13,469	1.48	New	0 / 100	New	10th	Extra-parliamentary
2010[a]		74,029	7.67	6.19	8 / 100	8	4th	Opposition

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