Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian: Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība, ZZS) is a green/agrarian and conservative political alliance in Latvia. It consists of two political parties: Latvian Farmers' Union (Latvian: Latvijas Zemnieku Savienība) and the Green Party of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Zaļā Partija). It is the third-largest party in the Saeima.
In contrast to the mostly left-wing green political movement in Western and Central Europe, ZZS is a centre alliance. While the alliance's formal leader is Raimonds Vējonis, its leading figure and chief financial supporter is Aivars Lembergs.
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