Go to Media Bank Riga, Latvia . File photoMOSCOW, Oct 2The New Unity party, which includes the current Prime Minister of Latvia, Krisjanis Karins, wins the elections to the Latvian parliament, gaining almost 19% of the vote, eight parties in total pass the Seimas that managed to overcome the five-percent barrier, among them there is no opposition party «Consent» and the «Russian Union of Latvia», according to the data on the website of the CEC of Latvia after the processing of votes in 96% of the polling stations. According to the CEC, by 13.00 (coincides with Moscow time) votes from 96.59% of the polling stations were processed, the party of the current Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins «New Unity» is in the lead «, gaining 18.93%. According to preliminary data, the five percent barrier to getting into the Sejm is gained by the Union of Greens and Peasants, which is not part of the ruling coalition (12.65%), as well as the Joint List (10.97%), the National Association (9.3%) , Stabilitatei! (6.76%), «Latvia in first place» (6.19%), «Progressive» (6.12%). The Attīstībai/Par! party is on the verge of entering parliament. (5.02%), which is the current Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks. In the last election, the party came in fourth with 12% of the vote.The Saeima of Latvia adopted a law on the transition of all education to the Latvian language. The opposition party «Consent» is gaining 4.77% and does not enter the Seimas, the «Russian Union of Latvia» has 3.62%. In the last elections, «Consent» won 19.8% of the vote and became the largest party in the parliament, winning 23 seats. .Earlier, according to the exit poll, «New Unity» was predicted by 22.5% with a ten percent margin from the rest, the actual results of the exit poll data were not confirmed. Elections to the 14th Saeima are taking place in Latvia. The parliament in the country is unicameral and consists of 100 deputies. Voting takes place in five constituencies — Riga, Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Latgale and Zemgale. More than 1.5 million Latvian citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote. According to the CEC, 1,829 candidates are running for the Sejm on 19 party lists. According to the Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation, Maris Riekstins, there is one polling station in Russia in Moscow. Voting in Latvia ended at 20.00 (coincides with Moscow time) on October 1.
According to preliminary data, eight parties enter the Latvian Parliament
