Sovereign Power (Latvia)

Sovereign Power (Latvian: Suverēnā vara, SV) is a populist political party in Latvia, founded on 4 July 2022 by Jūlija Stepaņenko and Ļubova Švecova. ^[2][3]

Sovereign Power Suverēnā vara
Abbreviation	SV
Leader	Jūlija Stepaņenko
Founders	Jūlija Stepaņenko Ļubova Švecova Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko
Founded	4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) (as Sovereign Power)
Registered	24 January 2005 (2005-01-24) (as Latgale Heart Union)
Split from	Latvia First (SV)
Preceded by	Law.Responsibility.Order
Headquarters	Rīga, Mazā Nometņu iela 44 - 6, LV-1002
Ideology	Christian right Direct democracy Russian minority politics[1]
Political position	Right-wing
European affiliation	European Christian Political Party
Colours	Purple
Slogan	«Sovereign power belongs to the people» (Latvian: «Suverēnā vara pieder tautai»)
Saeima	0 / 100 (0%)
European Parliament	0 / 9 (0%)
Website
suverenavara.lv
Politics of Latvia Political parties Elections

Before Stepanenko led the party, it was legally registered on 24 January 2005 first as Latgale Heart Union (Latvian: Savienība Latgales sirds) and then as Law.Responsibility.Order (Latvian: Likums.Atbildība.Kārtība).^[4][5][6]

The party had 3 seats in the 13th Saeima of Latvia: Jūlija Stepaņenko, Ļubova Švecova and Ainārs Vilciņš, officially sitting as independents.^[7] After taking part in the 2022 parliamentary election the party didn't win any seat, losing its parliamentary representation.^{[8][9][10][11]}

For the 2025 municipal elections, SV formed a coalition with Alliance of Young Latvians with other parties including the Latvian Russian Union also being represented.^[12]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Party leader	Performance					Rank	Government
		Votes	%	± pp	Seats	+/–
2022	Jūlija Stepaņenko	29,603	3.28	New	0 / 100	New	12th	Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament elections

Election	List leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2024	Julija Stepanenko	13,623	2.65 (#8)	0 / 9	New	–