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2026 Latvian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Latvia on 3 October 2026, following the end of the term of the fourteenth Saeima elected in 2022.

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2026 Latvian parliamentary election
← 2022
3 October 2026
All 100 seats in the Saeima
51 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
JV Arvils Ašeradens 25
ZZS Viktors Valainis 16
AS Andris Kulbergs 13
NA Ilze Indriksone 12
ST! Svetlana Čulkova 10
PRO Andris Šuvajevs 9
LPV Ainārs Šlesers 8
Incumbent Prime Minister
Andris Kulbergs
AS
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Electoral system

The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by open list proportional representation from five multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 11 to 38 seats and based on the regions of Latvia, with overseas votes included in the Rīga constituency. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, with a national electoral threshold of 5%.

Voters may cast "specific votes" for candidates on the list for which they have voted. This involves marking a green-colored "FOR" box opposite the candidate's name to indicate preference (positive votes), or marking a red-colored "AGAINST" box opposite the candidate's name to indicate disapproval (negative votes). The mark may be a cross, tick, shading, or similar indication. An unaltered ballot paper may also be placed in the envelope.[1] The number of votes for each candidate is calculated as the number of votes cast for the list, plus the number of positive votes they receive, minus the number of negative votes they receive. The candidates with the highest vote totals fill their party's seats.[2]

Seat redistribution

The Central Electoral Commission is required to determine the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) to be elected in each constituency based on the number of eligible voters five months before the election. On 7 May 2026, the Central Electoral Commission announced the new distribution of seats among the constituencies. The Rīga constituency gained two seats compared to the 2022 election, while the Kurzeme and Latgale constituencies each lost one seat.[3]

More information May 2026 redistribution, Constituency ...
May 2026 redistribution
Constituency Seats Change
Rīga 38 Increase 2
Vidzeme 26 Steady
Zemgale 13 Steady
Latgale 12 Decrease 1
Kurzeme 11 Decrease 1
Total 100 Steady
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Parties

Overview

The table below presents parties and party alliances participating in the 2026 election.

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Name Ideology PM candidate Leader(s) 2022 result Seats at dissolution
Votes (%) Seats

 JV New Unity
Jaunā Vienotība		 Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Civic nationalism		 Arvils Ašeradens Evika Siliņa 19.2%
26 / 100
25 / 100

 ZZS Union of Greens and Farmers
Zaļo un zemnieku savienība		 Agrarianism
Conservatism		 Viktors Valainis Armands Krauze 12.6%
16 / 100
16 / 100

 AS United List
Apvienotais saraksts		 Regionalism
Green conservatism		 Andris Kulbergs Edvards Smiltēns
Edgars Tavars		 11.1%
15 / 100
12 / 100

 NA National Alliance
Nacionālā apvienība		 National conservatism
Economic liberalism		 Ilze Indriksone 9.4%
13 / 100
12 / 100

 PRO The Progressives[a]
Progresīvie		 Social democracy
Green politics		 Andris Šuvajevs Agnese Lāce
Andris Šuvajevs		 6.2%
10 / 100
9 / 100

 LPV Latvia First
Latvija pirmajā vietā		 National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Christian nationalism		 Ainārs Šlesers 6.3%
9 / 100
8 / 100

 ST! For Stability!
Stabilitātei!		 Populism
Russian minority politics		 Svetlana Čulkova 6.9%
11 / 100
4 / 100

 LA For Latvia's Development
Latvijas attīstībai		 Classical Liberalism Ivars Ijabs Juris Pūce 5%[b]
0 / 100
0 / 100

 SC Harmony Centre
Saskaņas Centrs		 Social democracy
Russian minority politics		 Jānis Urbanovičs 4.9%[c]
0 / 100
0 / 100

 GS Gobzems' List
Gobzema saraksts		 Populism Aldis Gobzems 3.7%[d]
0 / 100
0 / 100

 SV/AJ Sovereign Power / Alliance of Young Latvians
Suverēnā vara / Apvienība Jaunlatvieši		 Christian right
Russian minority politics		 Jūlija Stepaņenko 3.3%[e]
0 / 100
0 / 100

 JKP New Conservative Party
Jaunā konservatīvā partija		 Liberal conservatism Jānis Citskovskis Sigords Stradiņš 3.1%
0 / 100
0 / 100

 MMN We Change the Rules
Mēs mainām noteikumus		 Electoral reform
Anti-immigration		 Alvis Hermanis 1.8%[f]
0 / 100
0 / 100

 ASL Rising Sun for Latvia
Austošā Saule Latvijai		 Ethnic nationalism
National conservatism
Antiglobalism		 Raivis Zeltīts did not exist
0 / 100
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Party candidates

More information №, Lists ...
№ Lists Leading candidates Number of candidates
Rīga Vidzeme Latgale Kurzeme Zemgale Rīga Vidzeme Latgale Kurzeme Zemgale Total
1
Sovereign Power / Alliance of Young Latvians Jūlija Stepaņenko Karina Sprūde Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko Edgars Dārznieks Andrejs Pagors 43 31 17 16 18 125
2
We Change the Rules Jāzeps Baško Alvis Hermanis Ainars Mielavs Ēriks Pucens Edvarts Krusts 27 20 11 9 10 77
3
Harmony Centre Jānis Urbanovičs Kārlis Krēsliņš Aivars Smans Valērijs Agešins Irina Dolgova 39 24 16 8 18 105
4
Union of Greens and Farmers Viktors Valainis Daiga Mieriņa Kaspars Melnis Uldis Augulis Reinis Uzulnieks 43 31 17 16 18 125
5
National Alliance Ilze Indriksone Jānis Dombrava Edmunds Teirumnieks Artūrs Butāns Jānis Vitenbergs 43 31 17 16 18 125
6
Gobzems' List Arigo Toro Agris Freifalts Raimonds Nipers Daniels Balika Ilze Kalniņa 35 16 4 7 11 73
7
United List Andris Kulbergs Edvards Smiltēns Juris Viļums Māris Kučinskis Edgars Tavars 43 31 17 16 18 125
8
Latvia First Ainārs Šlesers Linda Liepiņa Aleksandrs Bartaševičs Ramona Petraviča Edmunds Zivtiņš 43 31 17 16 18 125
9
New Unity Baiba Braže Evika Siliņa Rihards Kozlovskis Inga Bērziņa Edmunds Jurēvics 43 31 17 16 18 125
10
New Conservative Party Jānis Citskovskis Guntis Bībers Pēteris Aglonietis Daiga Pirogova Mārtiņš Štāls 29 19 10 11 16 85
11
For Latvia's Development Iveta Ratinīka Juris Pūce Andris Vaivods Edgars Jaunups Leons Līdums 33 23 6 11 11 84
12
Rising Sun for Latvia Raivis Zeltīts Dace Lindberga Aiva Zālīte Jānis Zalāns Gatis Ilgža 25 24 7 10 9 75
13
For Stability! Svetlana Čulkova Pāvels Kuzmins Nataļja Marčenko-Jodko Ludmila Rjazanova Igors Orlovs 38 4 7 5 6 60
14
The Progressives Andris Šuvajevs Andris Sprūds Leila Rasima Agnese Lāce Atis Švinka 43 31 17 16 18 125
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Opinion polls

Graphical summary.

2026

More information Polling firm, Fieldwork date ...
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 JV ZZS AS NA ST! LPV PRO KP[g] LA SC GS LKS SV JKP ASL MMN Others Lead
S
SKDS/LTV[4] 4 – 16 September 2026 2,035 6.8 6.5 22.7 8.7 3.1 13.3 10.2 3.7 2.4 1.8 - 14.1 0.7 2 3.7 0.3 8.6
Latvijas Fakti[5] September 2026 1,018 6.2 10.6 23.8 8.9 3.2 12.9 12.4 3.3 2.6 1.5 - 8.7 0.9 1.5 3.2 0.3 10.9
Latvijas Fakti[6] 21 – 31 August 2026 1,058 8.9 10.4 23.6 11 2.5 12.6 10.7 2.5 1.7 0.7 - 9.6 0.7 1.2 3.3 0.6 11
SKDS/LTV[7] 13 – 19 August 2026 1,205 7.0 3.8 23.6 6.7 3.3 12.2 14.1 4.1 2.1 1.0 - 17.1 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.2 6.5
SKDS/LTV[8] 10 – 15 July 2026 1,205 7.2 4.2 19.2 8.7 2.5 14.8 14.3 3 1.9 0.5 - 17.1 1.1 1.9 3.6 0.0 2.1
SKDS/LTV[9] 6 – 16 June 2026 1,832 7.3 6.9 17.1 9.5 2.9 15 12.1 0.5 2 2.8 - 2.2 13.8 0.5 1.7 4.5 1.2 2.1
SKDS/LTV[10] 24 April – 6 May 2026 1,126 11.3 8.7 11.5 8.2 3.6 14.9 14.9 0.6 2.7 2.2 - 1.6 10 1.2 2 5.2 1.4 Tie
Gemius[11] 31 Mar – 7 April 2026 1,538 9.4 5.2 8.2 8.4 2.2 14.3 14.1 0.9 3.9 2.9 0.3 - 6.1 0.6 1.9 8.1 13.5 0.2
SKDS/LTV[12] Mar 2026 1,809 11 7.4 10.6 11.8 4.5 14.6 12.6 1.5 2 3.4 - 1.1 10.6 1.7 1.8 3.7 1.7 2.0
Gemius[11] 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026 1,168 15.1 4.1 6.9 8.9 2.8 8.4 13.2 0.4 2.2 4.2 0.4 - 5.3 2.0 3.4 7.3 15.4 1.9
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2025

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 JV ZZS AS NA ST! LPV PRO KP LA S P21 PLV SV JKP ASL Others Lead
LKS
Gemius[13] 16–26 Dec 2025 1,423 11.3 3.8 9.6 16.5 2.4 15.5 11.0 1.9 2.1 1.0 1.3 3.0 5.6 0.6 4.2 10.1 1.0
SKDS/LTV[14] 21 Nov – 4 Dec 2025 1,819 16.0 9.2 9.9 10.3 5.4 13.9 13.1 1.1 2.2 2.6 0.2 2.0 8.2 2.0 1.2 2.7 2.1
Gemius[15] 31 Oct – 6 Nov 2025 1,410 13.6 5.1 7.2 15.3 1.3 10.7 12.7 1.7 2.3 3.8 0.7 3.0 4.4 1.2 - 17[h] 1.7
SKDS/LTV[16] 25 Oct – 4 Nov 2025 1,815 16.5 8.1 10.5 11.1 5.2 14.8 11.8 1.6 2.3 3 0.4 2.3 6.8 0.9 - 4.7 1.7
SKDS/LTV[17] Jul 2025 1,824 11.5 10.4 10.6 15.4 5.1 14 11.6 1.8 2.5 4 0.3 1 7.3 1.7 - 2 1.4
SKDS/LTV[18] Apr 2025 1,813 12.8 9.7 9.5 16.0 7.3 16.5 8.8 1.4 2.5 5.1 0.3 2.0 4.5 1.7 - 2.0 0.5
Latvijas Fakti[19] 14–24 Mar 2025 1,003 13.2 16.1 4.6 18.1 5.3 18.9 8.9 1.4 3.5 4.2 - - 2.1 1 - 2.7 0.8
SKDS/LTV[20] Jan 2025 1,791 11.4 9.5 9.1 18.1 7.7 14.2 10.6 1.7 2.4 5.4 0.1 1.4 4.0 1.9 - 2.4 3.9
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2024

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 JV ZZS AS NA ST! LPV PRO KP LA S P21 PLV SV JKP Others Lead
SKDS/LTV[21] Dec 2024 1,739 12.5 7.6 8.4 18.0 6.7 14.6 11.2 1.3 3.4 6.1 0.5 1.4 4.6 1.7 1.9 3.4
SKDS/LTV[22] Nov 2024 1,823 14.0 8.9 8.1 16.2 8.0 14.2 11.5 1.1 3.8 6.1 0.2 0.8 3.5 1.6 1.9 2.0
SKDS/LTV[23] Oct 2024 1,807 15.9 9.1 9.1 15.2 7.0 11.5 11.1 1.5 2.6 7.6 0.2 1.1 4.0 1.6 2.5 0.7
SKDS/LTV[24] Aug 2024 1,789 15.5 7.9 7.6 16.1 7.5 11.8 11.2 1.6 3.7 7.3 0.1 0.7 3.6 3.0 2.5 0.6
SKDS/LTV[25] Jun 2024 1,818 18.4 7.2 7.9 16.1 6.0 10.7 10.6 1.6 3.9 8.5 0.3 1.4 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.3
SKDS/LTV[26] Apr 2024 1,806 12.7 11.6 8.5 14.5 6.5 10.2 11.5 2.4 2.1 8.7 0.3 1.7 4.1 2.7 2.4 1.8
SKDS/LTV[27] Mar 2024 1,785 13.6 10.3 8.2 13.9 8.4 11.1 13.6 2.5 3.1 7.3 0.3 1.1 2.9 2.2 1.6 0.3
SKDS/LTV[28] Jan 2024 1,799 16.0 10.1 8.4 13.0 8.2 11.1 13.3 2.5 2.7 5.9 0.7 1.3 2.9 2.7 1.4 2.7
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2023

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 JV ZZS AS NA ST! LPV PRO KP LA S P21 PLV SV K Others Lead
LKS
SKDS/LTV[29] Dec 2023 1,808 14.4 12.0 8.9 13.1 9.1 11.3 12.0 2.0 3.3 3.6 1.3 2.5 2.2 3.2 1.2 1.3
SKDS/LTV[29] Nov 2023 [i] 18.0 13.2 7.6 10.1 9.6 11.5 11.2 2.8 2.0 7.2 0.3 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.4 3.6
SKDS/LTV[30] Oct 2023 1,793 17.3 13.7 8.2 12.9 8.7 11.6 11.0 2.3 – 4.5 0.7 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.4 3.6
SKDS/LTV[31] Sept 2023 1,081 14.5 12.9 8.7 12.0 8.1 11.9 13.8 2.6 1.7 5.1 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.2 0.9 0.7
SKDS/LTV[32] Aug 2023 1,787 18.1 12.7 9.3 8.7 9.3 11.9 13.0 2.8 2.1 5.3 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.7 0.6 5.1
SKDS/LTV[33] Jul 2023 1,805 22.3 11.8 7.5 8.8 7.5 11.4 14.0 2.5 2.0 4.9 0.4 1.2 2.1 2.6 1.3 8.3
SKDS/LTV[34] Jun 2023 1,797 18.9 11.1 8.9 10.2 6.6 14.1 14.7 1.5 2.1 5.6 0.7 0.9 2.0 1.7 1.0 4.2
SKDS/LTV[35] May 2023 1,777 18.9 12.8 9.1 10.6 7.8 13.5 10.8 1.6 1.2 5.5 1.3 1.3 2.1 2.3 1.1 5.4
SKDS/LTV[36] Apr 2023 1,800 19.0 12.7 11.7 10.0 7.8 11.7 11.3 2.9 – 4.7 – 2.2 – 2.9 3.0 6.3
SKDS/LTV[37] Mar 2023 1,814 17.7 14.4 9.7 10.9 8.8 9.0 12.8 1.9 1.2 4.5 1.7 2.1 2.4 1.8 1.2 3.3
SKDS/LTV[38] Jan 2023 1,792 21.3 14.1 10.3 10.4 7.2 7.8 10.9 2.5 1.7 4.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.5 7.2
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2022

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 JV ZZS AS NA ST! LPV PRO AP! S P21 LKS SV K Others Lead
KP LA
SKDS/LTV[39] Dec 2022 1,785 18.8 15.1 8.9 11.1 8.0 5.8 11.7 5.3 4.4 2.2 2.8 1.5 2.8 1.5 3.7
SKDS/LTV[40] Nov 2022 1,795 22.5 11.6 11.0 12.1 5.8 5.9 12.3 5.1 4.4 2.0 2.1 1.5 2.7 1.0 10.2
SKDS/LTV[41] Oct 2022 1,821 23.9 13.7 9.7 10.5 6.2 5.5 9.6 4.6 3.0 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.9 3.6[j] 10.2
2022 election 1 Oct 2022 – 18.93 12.41 10.98 9.27 6.78 6.22 6.15 4.96 4.80 3.66 3.62 3.23 3.09 5.91[k] 6.52
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Notes

  1. [a]
    includes Movement For! candidates
  2. [b]
    as Development/For!
  3. [c]
    as Harmony
  4. [d]
    as For Each and Every One
  5. [e]
    as Sovereign Power
  6. [f]
    as Republic
  7. [g]
    Joint list with The Progressives since June 2026
  8. [h]
    Political Movement "Without Parties" [lv]: 8.8%; Others: 8.2%
  9. [i]
    LTV never released the November poll, because of its editorial decision "to not highlight the November ratings separately, because the survey was conducted at a time when the scandal involving the private flights of former Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš was just beginning to gain momentum and could mislead the public", thus the results may be inaccurate. Numbers on this row were counted manually using information about the November poll given by LTV itself.
  10. [j]
    Others: 2.0%, R: 1.6
  11. [k]
    Others: 4.52%, blank/invalid votes: 1.39%

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