| Growth Izaugsme | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Andris Skride |
| Founded | 27 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-27) |
| Headquarters | Meža iela 5 Baloži, Ķekava Municipality |
| Ideology | |
| 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 | |
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Growth (Latvian: Izaugsme) is a centrist political party in Latvia. 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.
The party participated in the 2014 Latvian parliamentary elections, placing second-to-last.
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. 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. The alliance de facto dissolved in 2022.
Party ideology
The party does not have a specific ideology, although it has been described as regionalist, 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.
Election results
Legislative elections
| Election | Party leader | Performance | Rank | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2014 | Andris Skride | 1,515 | 0.17 | New | 0 / 100 | New | 12th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2018 | 101,685 | 12.12 |  11.95
|
1 / 100 | 1
|
4th
|
Coalition | |
| 2022 | 45,452 | 4.97 |  7.15
|
0 / 100 | 1
|
8th
|
Extra-parliamentary | |
- ^ 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.
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.
- ^ "Par mums" [About us]. partijaizaugsme.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
