United List leads latest political poll

The popularity of Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' political force, the United List (AS), continued to grow in July. Of the four current coalition parties, New Unity (JV) has also seen a slight increase in ratings. The rating of the National Alliance (NA) has not changed, but the Greens and Farmers' Union (ZZS) has fallen below the 5% barrier, according to the survey. Respondents were asked if the Saeima elections were held tomorrow, for which political party they would vote. These ratings apply to all eligible voters, including those who have not yet decided or say they will not participate in the elections. Photo: SKDS/LTV The survey results show that ratings for the prime minister's party, AS was on the rise - in July it was 12.2%, while in June it was 9.8%. According to the July ratings, the prime minister's party has become the most popular political force in Latvia. In second place is Sovereign Power/Union of New Latvians – 11.4% in July, while in June it was 8.6%. It is not currently represented in parliament. Next in the ranking are opposition parties Latvia First (10%) and the Progressives (9%) who both recorded small growth. Coalition NA's rating remained unchanged in July - 5.5%, while another coalition party, New Unity increased minimally from 4.2% in June to 4.3% in July. The ZZS rating fell sharply to just 2.9%, when in June it was 4.4%. No other party mustered 2.5% of more. As ever, a large part of the potential electorate is either undecided or uninterested. 23.4% fall into the former category and 11.5% responded that they would not participate in the elections at all. The 15th Saeima elections will be held on Saturday, October 3