Union of Greens and Farmers
Union of Greens and Farmers Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība | |
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| Abbreviation | ZZS |
| Leader | Aivars Lembergs |
| Chairman | Viktors Valainis |
| Founded | 25 July 2002 |
| Headquarters | Lielirbes iela 17a-30, Riga |
| Membership (2017) | 2,254 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[A] |
| Members | |
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| Saeima | 16 / 100 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 9 |
| Mayors | 11 / 43 |
| Website | |
| zzs.lv | |
^ A: The party is sometimes also described as a centre-right or a centre-left party. | |
The Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian: Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība, ZZS) is an agrarian political alliance in Latvia. It is made up of the Latvian Farmers' Union, Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party, and For Latvia and Ventspils.
It is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum, sometimes also described as a centre-right or a centre-left party. It is orientated towards agrarian, conservative, Eurosceptic, and green policies, and can be considered a centrist Nordic agrarian alliance, with nationalist and anti-liberal elements.
While the alliance's formal leader is Edgars Tavars, its leading figure and chief financial supporter is the oligarch Aivars Lembergs. The ZZS has had the world's first prime minister, Indulis Emsis (Prime Minister of Latvia in 2004), and first head of state, Raimonds Vējonis (President of Latvia 2015–19), to be affiliated with a green party.