Party of the Orthodox
Appearance
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The Party of the Orthodox was a political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. Primarily representing Russian Orthodox peasants in Latgale, it was led by Archbishop Jānis Pommers.[1]
History[edit]
The party won two seats in the 1925 elections, retaining both in the 1928 elections. It was reduced to a single seat in the 1931 elections.
Ideology[edit]
The party's ideology was focused on the 1920 land reforms and attempts to revise them in favour of their supporters.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, pp459–460 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
(100 seats)
(8 seats out of 705)
interwar parties
- Agrarian Union of the Landless
- Christian National Union
- Democratic Centre
- German-Baltic Reform Party
- Group of Non-Partisan Citizens
- Jewish
- Labour League of Latvia
- Latgale
- List of Lithuanians and Catholics
- New Farmers-Small Landowners Party
- Non-Partisan Landless Farmers
- Party for Peace and Order
- Party of the Orthodox
- Polish-Catholic Latvian Union of Poles
- Russian Public Workers' Association
- Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers
- United List of Russians
- Vecticībnieki
- Workers' Party