Rising Sun for Latvia
Rising Sun for Latvia Austošā Saule Latvijai | |
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| Abbreviation | ASL |
| Leader | Raivis Zeltīts |
| Founded | September 4, 2020 |
| Registered | August 23, 2025 (as party) |
| Membership (2026) |  521[1] |
| Ideology | Ethnic nationalism National conservatism |
| Political position | Far-right[2] |
| Colors | Carmine Orange |
| Slogan | For Latvia – national, safe and prosperous! |
| Website | |
| https://www.austsaule.lv | |
Rising Sun for Latvia (Latvian: Austošā Saule Latvijai) is an ethnic nationalist and national conservative Latvian political party founded on 23 August 2025 in Riga. Its chair is former National Alliance Secretary-General Raivis Zeltīts.[3]
History
The party emerged from the nationalist association "Austošā Saule" (Rising Sun), founded on 4 September 2020.[4] The association has organized public activities, including a protest in Riga in September 2023 for closure of the Moscow House in Riga[5] and in January 2024 calling for a halt to imports and transit of Russian goods.[6] The organization criticized the National Alliance Justice for including the New Conservative Party in an appeal for the nationalist parties to unite.[7] It also organized several support activities for Ukraine, including "Azovstal" defenders support rally in June 2024.[8]
On 23 August 2025, Rising Sun for Latvia held its founding congress at the VEF Culture Palace in Riga.[9]
Leadership and organization
At the founding congress, Raivis Zeltīts was elected chairman of the board. Seven board members were elected: Dace Lindberga, Ieva Duļevska, Oto Brantevics, Gatis Ilgažs, Viesturs Arklons, Sandis Riekstiņš and Matīss Žuravļevs.[10]
At the 1st congress of the party, Raivis Zeltīts was re-elected as the chairman of the party board. Dace Lindberga, Jānis Zalāns, Gatis Ilgažs, Viesturs Arklons, Matīss Žuravļevs, Andris Velps and Sandis Riekstiņš were elected as members of the party board.[11]
Ideology and policies
The party's self-described principles are nationalism and conservatism. During the 2026 Latvian parliamentary election campaign, it named stopping mass immigration as its top priority, followed by promoting higher birth rates through expanded family support measures. The party also pledged to strengthen family values in education and the media, and proposed policies aimed at accelerating economic growth, including investing second-pillar pension savings in the national economy, reducing social contributions, and increasing the personal income tax-free allowance.[12]
Party leader Raivis Zeltīts has argued that Latvia should seek to restore its claim to the former Abrene district if Russia were to collapse, and has criticized the 2007 Latvia–Russia border treaty as "treacherous" and contrary to Latvia's national interests, arguing that it abandoned Latvia's claims under the 1920 Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty and failed to address the Soviet occupation and the continuity of the Latvian state.[13]
References
- ↑ ""Austošā Saule Latvijai" partijā – 521 biedrs". 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dibina partiju «Austošā saule Latvijai»; pamatos – nacionālisma un konservatīvisma principi". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
Politologs Juris Rozenvalds jauno politisko spēku dēvēja par galēji labējo: "Programmu var raksturot kā galēji labēju un populistisku. Principā tā ir programma par visu labo, pret visu slikto. Gan pabalstu pieaugumi, PVN pazemināšana un elektrības tarifu pazemināšana. Nav skaidrs, ar kādiem ekonomiskiem mehānismiem viņi vēlas to izdarīt."
- ↑ "Dibina partiju «Austošā saule Latvijai»; pamatos – nacionālisma un konservatīvisma principi". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Partija". Austošā Saule Latvijai (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Foto: Rīgā piketē pret Maskavas namu". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rally against imports from Russia in Rīga". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Atbildot uz aicinājumu nacionālistiem saliedēties". Austošā Saule Latvijai (in Latvian). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ↑ Zeltīts, Raivis (1 June 2024). ""Azovstal" aizstāvju atbalsta sapulcē ap pussimts dalībnieku". Austošā Saule Latvijai (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Dibina partiju «Austošā saule Latvijai»; pamatos – nacionālisma un konservatīvisma principi". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Dibināta partija "Austošā saule Latvijai" – par tās priekšsēdētāju ievēlēts Raivis Zeltīts". tv3.lv (in Latvian). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ ""Austošā Saule Latvijai" kongresā pārvēlēta partijas valde". Austošā Saule Latvijai (in Latvian). 14 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "The candidate for the post of Prime Minister from the party 'Rising Sun for Latvia' will be the party leader". Baltijas Balss. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Latvia should assert its right to Abrene..." Baltijas Balss. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
