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and the social-democratic wing becoming the TSP. Jurkāns served as leader from then until 2005, when he resigned. The party's last Chairman was
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From its foundation, the party was popular with ethnic Russian voters for its moderate views on the citizenship issue and
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of newly re-independent Latvia, from 1990 to 1992 when he had to leave the government for his stance on relations with
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who had lived in Latvia for at least 10 years. (The present law only allows
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Union of Social Democrats – Mensheviks and Rural Workers
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The roots of the TSP lay within the moderate wing of
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Harmony for Latvia — Revival of the National Economy
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Leader
Jānis Urbanovičs
Jānis Jurkāns
Popular Front of Latvia
Harmony for Latvia — Revival of the National Economy
Social Democratic Party "Harmony"
Riga
Ideology
Social democracy
Russian
minority politics
Russophilia
Political position
Centre-left
Harmony Centre
European Parliament group
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Maroon
White
9th
Saeima
7th
European Parliament
tsp.lv
Politics of Latvia
Political parties
Elections
Latvian
‹See Tfd›

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