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City of Riga. Archival photoMOSCOW, Oct 1According to preliminary data, eight parties are entering the Latvian parliament, the ruling New Unity party is leading with 22.5%, the opposition Consent and the Russian Union of Latvia are not overcome the five percent barrier, according to the Delfi portal, citing exit poll data. «New Unity» (gaining) 22.5%, the joint list — 11.5%, SZK — 10.9%, the National Association — 8.4%, «Progressive» — ​​8.3%, Stabilitātei! — 5.4%, «Latvia in the first place» — 5.3%, Attīstībai/Par! — 5.2%,» the message says. The Harmony party, according to preliminary data, is gaining 3.5%, and the Russian Union of Latvia — 3.2% and does not go to the Sejm. Elections are held in Latvia in 14 1st Seimas.The country's parliament is unicameral and consists of 100 deputies.Voting takes place in five electoral districts — Riga, Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Latgale and Zemgale.More than 1.5 million citizens of Latvia over 18 years of age have the right to vote.According to the CEC, 1829 candidates are running for the Seimas on 19 party lists.According to the Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation, Maris Riekstins, there is one polling station in Moscow in Russia.Voting ended at 20.00 (coincides with Moscow time) on October 1.Latvia will introduce a state of emergency in the regions bordering with Russia