The Conservatives (Latvia)

The New Conservative Party (Latvian: Jaunā konservatīvā partija, JKP), known as The Conservatives (Latvian: Konservatīvie, K) from February 2022 to October 2023,^[2][3] is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.^[4][5]

New Conservative Party Jaunā konservatīvā partija
Abbreviation	JKP
Leader	Gatis Eglītis
Founder	Jānis Bordāns
Founded	17 May 2014; 9 years ago (2014-05-17)
Split from	National Alliance
Headquarters	Riga, Latvia
Membership (2019)	1,074[1]
Ideology	Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Dark blue
Saeima	0 / 100
European Parliament	0 / 8
Riga City Council	1 / 60
Website
konservativie.lv
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It was formed on 17 May 2014. Jānis Bordāns was chosen as the leader on the founding assembly.^[6] The Conservatives is a conservative party,^[7][8][9] and it is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum.^[9][10] It has embraced its main appeal on anti-corruption policies.^[11][12] Due to its rapid transformation,^[specify] it succeeded in winning seats in the 2017 municipal elections.^[13] In the 2018 parliamentary election they placed third by winning 16 seats.^[14] During their stint in the 13th Saeima, in 2022 the party voted supported an ultimately unsuccessful bill to introduce civil unions to the country, which would allow the recognition of same-sex unions in Latvia.^[15] The similar partnership law was approved by the next Saeima in 2023.

After unsatisfactory results in the 2019 European and 2022 Latvian elections, Bordāns announced his retirement from politics and was replaced by former Minister of Welfare Gatis Eglītis.