Political Union of Economists

The Political Union of Economists (Latvian: Tautsaimnieku politiskā apvienība), abbreviated to TPA, was a centre-left political party in Latvia during the 1990s.^[1] It was strongly pro-economic liberalisation.^[2] It was founded in February 1994, and was led by Edvīns Kibe.^[2]

The party was founded as an eight-deputy split from Harmony for Latvia after the 1993 election;^[1] the other part became the left-wing National Harmony Party. The TPA joined the coalition government led by Māris Gailis in September 1994, after Latvian Way refused to increase agricultural tariffs.^[3] In the 1995 election, the party won 1.5% of the vote: failing to cross the 5% election threshold to win any seats.

References

1. Jeffries, Ian (2004). The Countries of the Former Soviet Union at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century: the Baltic and European States in Transition. London: Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-415-25230-0.
2. Bugajski, Janusz (2002). Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era. London: M E Sharpe. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-56324-676-0.
3. Clemens, Walter C. (2001). The Baltic Transformed: Complexity Theory and European Security. London: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8476-9859-2.