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| colorcode = {{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}

| abbreviation = PRO

| chairperson = {{ill|Justīne Panteļējeva|lv}}<br />{{ill|[[Andris Šuvajevs|lv}}]]

| secretary_general = LieneElīza GātereLasmane<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.progresivie.lv/cilveki/|title=Cilvēki|date=June 2023|publisher=Progresīvie|access-date=2023-06-14|language=lv}}</ref>

| founder = [[Ansis Dobelis]] {{small|(association)}}<br>{{ill|Māris Graudiņš|lv}} {{small|(party)}}

| founded = {{start date and age|2011|2|26|df=y}} {{small|(association)}}<br>{{start date and age|2017|2|25|df=y}} {{small|(party)}}

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| seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|10|100|{{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}}}

| seats2_title = [[European Parliament]]

| seats2 = {{Infobox political party/seats|01|89|{{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}}}

| seats3_title = [[Riga City Council]]

| seats3 = {{Infobox political party/seats|11|60|{{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}}}

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| country = Latvia

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'''The Progressives''' ({{lang-lv|Progresīvie}}, {{IPA-lv|'pɾɔgɾesiːviɛ|lang}}) is a [[Social democracy|social-democratic]] and [[Green politics|green]] [[list of political parties in Latvia|political party in Latvia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=13th Saeima elections: The parties (Part 2) |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/election/13th-saeima-elections-the-parties-part-2.a288562/ |access-date=16 August 2018 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> The party was founded on 25 February 2017. Since 4 September 2021 its leaders have been [[Antoņina Ņenaševa]] and Atis Švinka. The Progressives have 11 seats on [[Riga City Council]] and 10 seats in the [[Saeima]] butand doone not hold any seatsseat in the [[European Parliament]].

==History==

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The party condemns what they dub the "aggressive policy of the Russian ruling regime", while at the same time expressing a desire for improved relations with both Russia and Belarus, which they opine would happen through "democratic processes" in these nations.<ref name=":0" /> They do not recognise the [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]] and have called for an investigation into the "human rights violations in Russian-occupied Crimea".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=10 December 2018|title=Politiskā partija "Progresīvie" rīkos piketu par darba ņēmēju tiesībām|url=https://www.zz.lv/ekonomika/politiska-partija-progresivie-rikos-piketu-par-darba-nemeju-tiesibam-238880|website=ZZ.lv}}</ref>

They condemn Israel's actions against Palestinians and support a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Par taisnīgu un ilgtermiņa mieru Izraēlā un Palestīnā |url=https://progresivie.lv/par-taisnigu-un-ilgtermina-mieru-izraela-un-palestina/ |website=PROGRESĪVIE |language=lv |date=19 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Economy ===

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=== European Parliament elections ===

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! Election

! List leader

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! EP Group

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! [[2019 European Parliament election in Latvia|2019]]

| align=left| {{ill|Gunta Anča|lv}}

| 13,705

| 2.91 (#910)

| {{Composition bar|0|8|hex={{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}}}

| New

| –

|-

! [[2024 European Parliament election in Latvia|2024]]

| {{ill|Elīna Pinto|lv}}

| 38,752

| 7.53 (#5)

| {{Composition bar|1|9|hex={{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}}}

| {{increase}} 1

| [[Greens–European Free Alliance|Greens–EFA]]

|-

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