Only two parties have more supporters than opponents, Delfi poll finds

Latvian voters’ broad attitudes toward political parties show a sharper divide than a conventional party rating, with only two parties having more supporters than opponents in an August SKDS survey.

The poll asked citizens which parties they would like to see elected to the 15th Saeima and which they definitely would not want elected. Respondents could name several parties in both answers. Delfi cautioned that the figures do not show how people would vote if an election were held the next day.

The United List led the positive responses, with 35.5% saying they wanted it represented in the next parliament. It was followed by the National Alliance at 23.2%, Latvia First at 21.7% and Sovereign Power/New Latvians’ Alliance at 19.2%. A further 25.9% said they could not say which parties they wanted to see elected.

Negative views were strongest toward the Gobzems list, rejected by 44.0% of respondents. New Unity followed at 42.0%, Stability! at 41.4%, Harmony Centre at 41.0% and Sovereign Power/New Latvians’ Alliance at 37.9%.

When approval was set against rejection, the United List recorded a positive balance of 21.3 percentage points. Latvia’s Development was the only other party with a positive balance. The measure describes general public acceptance and rejection, not a forecast of election results.