TY - CHAP
T1 - Latvia
AU - Palkova, Aleksandra
AU - Daugulis, Mārtiņš
AU - Bukovskis, Karlis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/7
Y1 - 2025/7
N2 - The 2024 European Parliament elections in Latvia took place in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Traditional geopolitical cleavages were present but less prominent in election results with initially all nine elected MEPs aligning with the EU and Latvian interests. Elections in Latvia showed a high level of Europeanisation as, for a change, parties and candidates mainly debated EU issues and policies. These mostly related to security, European integration, socio-economic development, migration, and costs of the European Green Deal. The parties and candidates also focused on how to make the best use of EU opportunities. Turnout reaffirmed that only about a third of the population believes in participating in the EP elections and that the personal branding of candidates matters more than party lists.
AB - The 2024 European Parliament elections in Latvia took place in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Traditional geopolitical cleavages were present but less prominent in election results with initially all nine elected MEPs aligning with the EU and Latvian interests. Elections in Latvia showed a high level of Europeanisation as, for a change, parties and candidates mainly debated EU issues and policies. These mostly related to security, European integration, socio-economic development, migration, and costs of the European Green Deal. The parties and candidates also focused on how to make the best use of EU opportunities. Turnout reaffirmed that only about a third of the population believes in participating in the EP elections and that the personal branding of candidates matters more than party lists.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105023617791
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/79ac8338-66f0-30ff-b1a6-f40b2fdeca7e/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-87397-3_22
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-87397-3_22
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-031-87396-6
T3 - Palgrave Handbook on the 2024 European Parliament Elections
SP - 351
EP - 364
BT - Palgrave Handbook on the 2024 European Parliament Elections
A2 - Fotopoulos, Stergios
A2 - Smith, Julie
A2 - Lodge, Juliet
PB - Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
ER -
