We Change the Rules

We Change the Rules
Mēs mainām noteikumus
AbbreviationMMN
LeaderAlvis Hermanis
FounderVjačeslavs Dombrovskis, Sandis Ģirģens
Founded28 August 2021 (2021-08-28)
Split from
Membership (2026)517
IdeologyAnti-immigration
Political position
Colours  Black (since 2026)
Saeima
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European Parliament
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Website
mmn.lv

We Change the Rules (Latvian: Mēs mainām noteikumus), previously known as Republic (Latvian: Republika), is a right-wing political party in Latvia.

The party was formed in August 2021 and was represented in the 13th Saeima by four deputies who had originally been elected in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election on the lists of the Social Democratic Party "Harmony" (Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis and Evija Papule [lv]) and Who Owns the State? (Kaspars Ģirģens [lv] and Ēriks Pucens [lv]). In 2026, the party became associated with theatre director Alvis Hermanis and was renamed to "We Change the Rules". Hermanis and his associates proposed replacing proportional representation with a majoritarian electoral system based on single-member constituencies.

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2022 Sandis Ģirģens 16,088 1.78 New
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 New 14th Extra-parliamentary
2026 Alvis Hermanis 27,579 3.47 Increase 1.71
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 Steady 0 Increase 8th Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ↑ "Informācija par politisko partiju biedru skaitu". Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2026-04-03. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Mike Collier (31 August 2026). "Latvian Saeima elections 2026: The Parties and their Promises". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Saeima Elections 2022: All The Parties (Part 4)". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Including children and non-citizens: in Latvia, there is one political party for every 25,000 reside". Baltijas Balss. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.