Raivis Dzintars
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Raivis Dzintars is a Latvia
n politician and journalist. He is currently the co-chair of the National Alliance
, along with Gaidis Bērziņš
.
He was elected to the Saeima
at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was the Alliance's candidate for Prime Minister
at the 2011 election
, at which the party increased its number of seats from 8 to 14.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n politician and journalist. He is currently the co-chair of the National Alliance
National Alliance (Latvia)
The National Alliance, officially the National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" , abbreviated to NA, is a right-wing political party in Latvia. With fourteen seats in the Saeima, the National Alliance is the fourth-largest party in the legislature...
, along with Gaidis Bērziņš
Gaidis Bērziņš
Gaidis Bērziņš is a Latvian politician, lawyer, and university lecturer in law. He is currently the Minister for Justice of Latvia and co-chair of the National Alliance, along with Raivis Dzintars....
.
He was elected to the Saeima
Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was the Alliance's candidate for Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Latvia
The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Government of the Republic of Latvia, and presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers...
at the 2011 election
Latvian parliamentary election, 2011
An early parliamentary election was held in Latvia on 17 September 2011, following the country's first parliamentary dissolution referendum held on 23 July 2011. The last parliamentary election was held only in October 2010....
, at which the party increased its number of seats from 8 to 14.