Zionist Party

The Zionist Party (Ceire Cion, Hebrew for "Youth of Zion"), also known as the Ethnic Socialist Party, was a centre-left Jewish political party in Latvia during the inter-war period. It was led by Max Lazerson.[1]

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History

The party won a single seat in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.[2] It retained its seat in the 1922, 1925 and 1928 elections, but missed out on a seat in the 1931 elections by 50 votes.[3]

References
  1. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p448 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1137 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Jewish parties lose two seats in Latvian parliamentary elections Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 13 October 1931
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