For Stability!

For Stability!
Stabilitātei!
AbbreviationST!
LeaderAleksejs Rosļikovs
FoundersAleksejs Rosļikovs
Valērijs Petrovs
Founded26 February 2021 (2021-02-26)
Split fromHarmony
Alternative
Membership (2022)701Increase[1]
IdeologyPopulism
Russian minority politics[2]
Euroscepticism[3]
Political positionCentre[3][4]
Colours  Orange
Slogan"Stabilitātei- Jā!"
("Yes for Stability!")
Saeima
9 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 9
Website
partijastabilitatei.lv

For Stability! (Latvian: Stabilitātei!; ST!) is a Latvian political party founded on 26 February 2021.[5][6] It was founded by former members of the Riga City Council Aleksejs Rosļikovs and Valērijs Petrovs. It is a party that advocates Russian minority politics,[7] and it describes itself as centrist on the political spectrum.[8]

The party organized multiple protests in 2021 against mandatory vaccination and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

History

Establishment (2021)

The For Stability - Yes! (Stabilitātei - Jā!) group was founded in the winter of 2021. It was founded by two former Riga councilors elected from the list of the Social Democratic Party "Harmony": Aleksejs Rosļikovs and Valērijs Petrovs. In the early 2020 Riga City Council election, both councilors stood on the list of the Alternative party, which did not win seats in the council.[9] At the end of the ten days set aside for collecting signatures, a total of 315 people participated in the founding of the party. At the time of its founding, the party had 647 members.[10] The party's establishment was voted unanimously, and the party was officially founded on 26 February 2021.[11]

The group's leaders emphasized that they would build a political party free of sponsors, which would contribute to the stabilization of the state as its main task. They also announced that they would run in the local elections in 2021. They chose Law and Order and the Republic as the closest groups.[9]

In the 13th Saeima (2022–2026)

The party ran in the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election. It named Aleksejs Rosļikovs as the candidate for prime minister. Among others, in favor of leaving the European Union, achieving economic sovereignty and energy independence, direct presidential elections, reducing the number of deputies and majority voting. The party's postulates also included a revision of the tax policy, including a reduction in VAT on food and medicines. As regards schools, the party spoke out in favor of the right to education in Russian. The leader of the electoral list, Rosļikovs, described the party as centrist, while political analysts and journalists point to its populist profile.[8][12]

On 2 November, 2022, less than an hour after giving the Saeima member oath, MP Nadežda Tretjakova renounced her parliamentary mandate due to "unexpected family conditions" and was replaced by Jekaterina Dorošķeviča.[13]

On 20 December 2022, The State Security Service issued a warning to the party over statements made by its members Aleksejs Rosļikovs and Glorija Grevcova to Russian and Belarusian propaganda outlets, saying such actions may violate Latvia's Law on Political Parties and could lead to legal action, including possible termination of the party's activities.[14]

On 17 March, 2023 Saeima deputy Glorija Grevcova who was convicted of providing false information about her education and work history to the Central Election Commission left the "For Stability!" party and its Saeima faction.[15][16] She was subsequently expelled from the Saeima on 15 February 2024[17] and replaced by Amils Saļimovs on February 22.[18]

In July 2024, Riga City Council member Yakov Pliner who had left Latvian Russian Union in 2022 and long-time "Harmony" politician Nikolai Kabanov joined "For Stability!".[19]

On 2 July 2025, "For Stability!" MPs were denied an excused absence from a 5 June Saeima sitting after leaving the chamber in protest following leader Aleksejs Rosļikovs' expulsion for offensive and aggressive behaviour, and had 20% of their monthly salary deducted. The MPs said their presence was no longer possible "due to a lack of respect for opposition representatives and psychological pressure,” while Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa argued they had shirked their duties and backed Rosļikovs' "disrespect for the Latvian state, its citizens and the Saeima," calling it "unjustifiable."[20]

On 12 August 2025, MP Viktors Pučka resigned[21] and on 4 September was replaced by Jeļena Kļaviņa who immediately left the party's faction due to differing views and the faction's working style, as did MP Jekaterina Drelinga. Chairwoman of the "For Stability!" faction Svetlana Čulkova attributed their departure to the "unprecedented pressure" on the party from both the security services and the political environment.[22] On 14 August 2025, Riga City Council member Mairis Briedis left the political faction.[23]

On 10 February 2026, MPs Iļja Ivanovs, Igors Judins, and Amils Saļimovs left the party, reducing its Saeima faction to five members from the original 11.[24]

Party program

Political program

  • The President is to be directly elected
  • Reform the European Union (EU) to give priority to national interests, or if not, leave the EU
  • Reduce tax rate on food, abolish tax on medicines
  • Electoral reform to allow the opportunity for people to vote for independent/nonpartisan candidates.
  • Reduction of the number of deputies in the Saeima from 100 to 50.
  • Reduce the number of government ministries from 13 to 11 by combining the Ministry of the Economy with the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Culture with the Ministry of Education.
  • Prohibit MPs from voting "abstain"
  • Opposition to vaccine mandates and lockdowns
  • Allow non-citizens to vote in municipal elections.

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2022 Aleksejs Rosļikovs 62,168 6.88 New
11 / 100
 New 5th Opposition

European Parliament elections

Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2024 Ņikita Piņins 10,307 2.00 (#11)
0 / 9
 New –

The party's logo and initial abbreviation was the letter S with an exclamation point. The choice of the logo received a lot of criticism, especially in Sigulda, for the similarity of the logo with Sigulda's trademark "S!gulda aizrauj". Since Sigulda's trademark is 12 years older than the party, the court decided to ban For Stability! from using the "S!" trademark in economic circulation, including in advertising and online, without permission of the municipality of Sigulda.[25] Until December 2023, the party used the long version of the logo with the full name of the party before changing it to the current "ST!" one.

  • Short logo
    Short logo (2021—22)
  • Long version
    Long version (2021—23)

References

  1. ^ "Informācija par politisko partiju biedru skaitu". Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ^ «Stabilitātei!» līderis Rosļikovs: Krievvalodīgie Latvijā gaidīja ienākam jaunus politiskos spēkus
  3. ^ a b "Parties and Elections in Europe". www.parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  4. ^ "Latvia". Europe Elects. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ ""Stabilitātei!" – pret ES, izglītības reformu un mācībām tikai latviski". www.retv.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. ^ a b "Prokrievisks un "antivakceru" spēks, jauna partija ar zināmiem līderiem. Kas jāzina par "Stabilitātei!"". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. ^ ""Stabilitātei!" līderis Rosļikovs: Krievvalodīgie Latvijā gaidīja ienākam jaunus politiskos spēkus". October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Partijas "Stabilitātei!" Rīgas saraksta līderis – Rosļikovs". September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Rosļikovs un Petrovs dibina partiju "Stabilitātei!"". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  10. ^ LETA (2021-02-01). "Rosļikova un Petrova dibinātajā partijā 'Stabilitātei!' pieteikušies vairāk nekā 300 cilvēki". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  11. ^ LURSOFT (2022-10-02). "Stabilitātei!, Politiskā partija, 40008304516 - о предприятии". Lursoft (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  12. ^ "Alternatīvais partiju reitings: neloģiskākie, skaļākie un dumjākie solījumi vēlēšanās". tvnet.lv (in Latvian). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  13. ^ "Saeima deputy steps down right after taking office". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ^ "For Stability! party gets warning from State Security Service". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Disgraced MP Grevcova leaves party but will carry on in Saeima". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Scandalous Saeima deputy leaves For Stability and parliament faction". Baltic News Network. LETA. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  17. ^ "MP Grevcova expelled from Saeima after her appeal is rejected by Supreme Court". The Baltic Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  18. ^ "New Saeima deputy takes up mandate of disgraced predecessor". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Familiar faces join 'For Stability!' party". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  20. ^ "For Stability! MPs will get pay cut for leaving Saeima session". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Saeima deputy sent for language test quits parliament". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  22. ^ "Saeima seat storm in For Stability! faction". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  23. ^ "Boxer Briedis leaves For Stability! political faction". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  24. ^ "For Stability! parliamentary faction shrinks". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  25. ^ "For Stability! party banned from using S! as its trademark". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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