Sovereign Power (Latvia)

Sovereign Power

Suverēnā vara
Sovereign Power Suverēnā vara
Abbreviation	SV
Leader	Jūlija Stepaņenko
Founders	Jūlija Stepaņenko; Ļubova Švecova; Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko
Founded	4 July 2022 (as Sovereign Power)
Registered	24 January 2005 (as Latgale Heart Union)
Split from	Latvia First (SV)
Preceded by	Law.Responsibility.Order
Headquarters	Rīga, Mazā Nometņu iela 44 - 6, LV-1002
Ideology	Christian right; Direct democracy; Russian minority politics[citation needed]
Political position	Right-wing
European affiliation	European Christian Political Movement
Colours	Purple
Slogan	«Sovereign power belongs to the people»; (Latvian: «Suverēnā vara pieder tautai»)
Saeima	0 / 100
Website
	suverenavara.lv
	Politics of Latvia; Political parties; Elections;

Sovereign Power (Latvian: Suverēnā vara, SV) is a populist political party in Latvia, founded on 4 July 2022 by Jūlija Stepaņenko and Ļubova Švecova. ^[1]^[2]

Before Stepanenko led the party, it was legally registered on 24 January 2005 first as Latgale Heart Union (Latvian: Savienība Latgales sirds) and then as Law.Responsibility.Order (Latvian: Likums.Atbildība.Kārtība).^[3]^[4]^[5]

The party had 3 seats in the 13th Saeima of Latvia: Jūlija Stepaņenko, Ļubova Švecova and Ainārs Vilciņš, officially sitting as independents.^[6] After taking part in the 2022 parliamentary election the party didn't win any seat, losing its parliamentary representation.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Party leader	Performance					Rank	Government
Election	Party leader	Votes	%	± pp	Seats	+/–	Rank	Government
2022	Jūlija Stepaņenko	29,603	3.28	New	0 / 100	New	12th	Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament elections

Election	List leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2024	Julija Stepanenko	13,623	2.65 (#8)	0 / 9	New	–

References

^ "Švecova un Stepaņenko pārstāvēs jaunu partiju [papildināts]". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "Švecova un Stepaņenko atkal mainījušas partijas piederību". Puaro.lv (in Latvian). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "Швецова и Степаненко перешли в новую партию". Политика (in Russian). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "SUVERĒNĀ VARA". www.firmas.lv (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ Lursoft (2022-07-05). "Jūlija Stepaņenko kļuvusi par partijas "Suverēnā vara" valdes locekli". www.klientuportfelis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "Latvijas Republikas 13.Saeimas deputāti". titania.saeima.lv. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "14. Saeimas Vēlēšanas".
^ "Partijas "Suverēnā vara" sarakstos iekļauti arī kādreizējie deputāti, advokāti un uzņēmumu vadītāji". tv3.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "Partijas "Suverēnā vara" līderi uz Saeimas vēlēšanām – Stepaņenko, Švecova un kādreizējie deputāti". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "Partijas "Suverēnā vara" sarakstos iekļauti arī kādreizējie deputāti, advokāti un uzņēmumu vadītāji". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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[1] "Švecova un Stepaņenko pārstāvēs jaunu partiju [papildināts]". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[2] "Švecova un Stepaņenko atkal mainījušas partijas piederību". Puaro.lv (in Latvian). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[3] "Швецова и Степаненко перешли в новую партию". Политика (in Russian). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[4] "SUVERĒNĀ VARA". www.firmas.lv (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[5] Lursoft (2022-07-05). "Jūlija Stepaņenko kļuvusi par partijas "Suverēnā vara" valdes locekli". www.klientuportfelis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[6] "Latvijas Republikas 13.Saeimas deputāti". titania.saeima.lv. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[7] "14. Saeimas Vēlēšanas".

[8] "Partijas "Suverēnā vara" sarakstos iekļauti arī kādreizējie deputāti, advokāti un uzņēmumu vadītāji". tv3.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[9] "Partijas "Suverēnā vara" līderi uz Saeimas vēlēšanām – Stepaņenko, Švecova un kādreizējie deputāti". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[10] "Partijas "Suverēnā vara" sarakstos iekļauti arī kādreizējie deputāti, advokāti un uzņēmumu vadītāji". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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