Latvia
Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Latvia participated in 184 (139 Yes, 21 No, 24 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Lithuania (95.8% – 68 of 71; in all votes 97.8% – 180 of 184).
Closest Partners at the UN
Countries with highest agreement in contested votes (where less than 90% voted in favor).
Furthest Countries at the UN
Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.
Alignment with Key Powers and Partners
Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.
| Country | Contested agreement | All votes agreement | Opposite |
|---|---|---|---|
Ukraine
|
88.7% (63 of 71) | 92.8% (167 of 180) | 1 |
Germany
|
85.9% (61 of 71) | 94.5% (173 of 183) | 0 |
France
|
81.7% (58 of 71) | 88.6% (163 of 184) | 1 |
United Kingdom
|
78.9% (56 of 71) | 87.0% (160 of 184) | 2 |
Israel
|
47.9% (34 of 71) | 30.7% (43 of 140) | 57 |
United States
|
44.3% (31 of 70) | 17.5% (32 of 183) | 122 |
Russia
|
29.6% (21 of 71) | 63.0% (116 of 184) | 32 |
China
|
22.5% (16 of 71) | 68.5% (126 of 184) | 23 |
Voting vs. European Union Majority
| Resolution | Latvia | EU Majority | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A/RES/80/120 2025-12-15 | No | Abstain | Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion again… |
| A/RES/80/258 2026-05-20 | Abstain | Yes | Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum |
| A/RES/80/35 2025-12-01 | Abstain | Yes | Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Pro… |
| A/RES/80/4 2025-10-29 | Abstain | Yes | Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by th… |
| A/RES/80/50 2025-12-01 | No | Abstain | Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gener… |
| A/RES/80/52 2025-12-01 | Abstain | Yes | Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions : resolution / adopted by … |
| A/RES/80/77 2025-12-05 | Abstain | Yes | Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees … |
| A/RES/80/78 2025-12-05 | Abstain | Yes | Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly |
Against the Tide Votes (0×)
Votes where Latvia voted No while at least 90% of voting states voted Yes.
No such votes recorded in this session.
For data nerds: weighted agreement M2 and Cohen's κ
Weighted agreement (metric M2 per METHOD.md) weights each vote by how contested it was: w = 1 − |yes − no| / voting. Lopsided votes have weights near zero (e.g. 170:3 has weight ~0.03), while close votes carry high weight (e.g. 90:80 has weight ~0.94). Cohen's κ (kappa) additionally corrects for chance agreement given each country's marginal vote distributions.
| Country | Weighted M2 | Cohen's κ | Contested % | All votes % | Opposite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lithuania
|
97.6% | 0.95 | 95.8% | 97.8% | 0× |
Romania
|
97.6% | 0.95 | 95.8% | 97.8% | 0× |
Poland
|
96.9% | 0.92 | 94.4% | 96.7% | 0× |
Estonia
|
96.4% | 0.93 | 92.9% | 97.3% | 0× |
Italy
|
93.7% | 0.89 | 88.7% | 95.7% | 0× |
|
Ukraine
|
93.7% | 0.83 | 88.7% | 92.8% | 1× |
|
Germany
|
90.4% | 0.86 | 85.9% | 94.5% | 0× |
|
France
|
88.0% | 0.72 | 81.7% | 88.6% | 1× |
|
United Kingdom
|
86.2% | 0.68 | 78.9% | 87.0% | 2× |
|
Israel
|
54.9% | 0.10 | 47.9% | 30.7% | 57× |
|
United States
|
50.4% | 0.03 | 44.3% | 17.5% | 122× |
|
Russia
|
34.4% | 0.11 | 29.6% | 63.0% | 32× |
|
China
|
25.5% | 0.02 | 22.5% | 68.5% | 23× |
Cuba
|
22.0% | -0.05 | 17.6% | 68.9% | 28× |
Togo
|
22.2% | -0.07 | 17.4% | 67.6% | 21× |
Somalia
|
22.7% | -0.02 | 17.0% | 69.5% | 17× |
Nicaragua
|
18.7% | -0.11 | 14.7% | 63.3% | 33× |
Eswatini
|
24.8% | -0.03 | 12.5% | 77.7% | 9× |
Equatorial Guinea
|
17.3% | -0.06 | 9.4% | 67.6% | 22× |