RIGA, June 6 (LETA) - Liepaja Party emerged as the leader in this year's local elections in Latvia's southwestern port city Liepaja, leaving the Latvian Association of Regions (LRA) second.

Liepaja Party is led by the city's former mayor Uldis Sesks and current mayor Janis Vilnitis was the lead candidate running on the LRA ticket. 

In Saturday's elections, 41.19 percent of voters supported Liepaja Party and 30.92 percent cast their votes for LRA. 

Harmony placed third with 11.81 percent of the vote. The alliance comprising Movement For, New Conservative Party and the Progressives followed with 6.01 percent and the National Alliance with 5.04 percent. 

Voter turnout in Liepaja was 28.84 percent. 

As reported, 327,938 voters or 34.01 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in this year's local government elections, according to the Central Election Commission's data.

This is the lowest voter turnout since the restoration of independence.