"Apvienotais saraksts" to receive maximum state party funding, other parties under one million

Under Latvia's Law on Financing of Political Organizations (Parties), any party that won more than 2% of the vote in the last Saeima election receives annual state funding equal to 0.9% of the minimum monthly wage for every vote it received. Parties that crossed the 5% threshold also receive a one-time annual bonus equal to 200 minimum monthly wages. The law also caps total annual funding for any single party at 1,600 minimum monthly wages.

The government's 2024 medium-term plan envisioned the minimum wage rising to €820 by 2027, though that figure could still change during next year's budget negotiations. Based on that projection, parties above the 2% threshold would receive €7.38 per vote.

Winner hits the cap

Election winner "Apvienotais saraksts" (AS) secured at least 282,000 votes. Combined with the 5% bonus, the calculated amount would exceed two million euros, but the law's roughly €1.3 million annual ceiling means that capped figure is what AS will actually receive, since the raw calculation surpasses it.

Other parties

Other parties that cleared 5% will receive smaller sums: "Latvija pirmajā vietā" could get around €940,000, "Suverēnā vara/Apvienība jaunlatvieši" around €860,000, the National Alliance around €690,000, "Progresīvie" around €630,000, and "Jaunā vienotība" around €540,000 a year.

Three parties that cleared only the 2% threshold without reaching 5% will receive smaller amounts with no bonus: the Union of Greens and Farmers around €261,000, "Mēs mainām noteikumus" around €203,000, and "Latvijas attīstībai" around €129,000. The party "Stabilitātei" is sitting right at the 2% line, and it remains unclear whether it will receive any state funding at all.

State funding is granted for four years and paid out twice annually - by January 15 and July 15 - starting the year after the Saeima election.