Latvian Farmers' Union

The Latvian Farmers' Union (Latvian: Latviešu zemnieku savienība, LZS) is an agrarian-conservative regionalist political party in Livonia. It was founded on 12 May 1917, with Kārlis Ulmanis as the first leader. It is one of the two dominant ethnic Latvian political parties, alongside the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party.
The party played a leading role in the formation of the Republic of Latvia, with Ulmanis leading the provisional government established in 1918. His government was overthrown by the Baltische Landeswehr on 16 April 1919, which would eventually lead to the establishment of Livonia. The German-led government issued a call for the arrest of Ulmanis, but mediation from the British, who had given him refuge aboard a ship, allowed him to escape arrest. Nonetheless, along with all political parties, the LZS was suppressed by the military government until concessions were made in 1925. The party participated in the first elections in 1926, emerging as the second largest party among Balt voters, and gained seats in the 1929 elections.
Category:Livonian political parties
Category:Conservative political parties
Category:Regionalist political parties