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Initially known as just KPV, it changed its abbreviation to KPV LV on 21 June 2016, as an association by the same name already existed.{{cite news |title=Artuss Kaimins new party to be renamed |date=15 June 2016 |url=https://bnn-news.com/artuss-kaimins-new-party-to-be-renamed-146233 |publisher=Baltic News Network |agency=LETA |accessdate=19 June 2018}}

In July 2018, the party experienced a steep rise in ratings, reaching 7.0%, in comparison with 4.4% just a month before, and became the third most popular political party in Latvia. Political scientist Ivars Ijabs credited the rise to Kaimiņš, co-chairman of the party Atis Zakatistovs and businessman Viesturs Tamužs being detained by anti-graft police in late June for alleged illegal party financing that Kaimiņš claimed was politically motivated.{{cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/mp-released-from-custody-three-suspected-of-illegal-party-financing-scheme.a282911/|title=MP released from custody, three suspected of illegal party financing scheme|date=22 June 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|access-date=17 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/steep-rise-in-ratings-for-populist-party.a286633/|title=Steep rise in ratings for populist party|last=Krenberga|first=Odita|date=26 July 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|access-date=17 August 2018}} In August the party's rating rose to 7.5%,{{cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/election/august-party-ratings-kpv-lv-steady-hopes-up-for-new-unity.a289859/|title=August party ratings: KPV LV steady, hopes up for New Unity|last=Geste|first=Jānis|author-link1=Jānis Geste|date=24 August 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|access-date=1 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.baltictimes.com/popularity_of_kpv_lv_party__new_unity_kept_growing_in_august/|title=Popularity of KPV LV party, New Unity kept growing in August|date=30 August 2018|publisher=The Baltic Times|access-date=1 September 2018}} but then dropped to 6.2% a month later.{{cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/party-ratings-see-support-drop-for-harmony-grow-for-newcomers.a294292/|title=Party ratings see support drop for Harmony, grow for newcomers|work=De Facto|date=1 September 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|access-date=4 September 2018}} According to the results of a survey organized by the Union of European Latvians and the web portal latviesi.com, KPV LV was the most popular political party in the Latvian diaspora in September 2018, with nearly 25% in support.{{cite news |title=Latvian diaspora's most liked political parties include KPV LV, Attīstībai/Par! and Progressive |date=1 October 2016 |url=https://bnn-news.com/latvian-diaspora-s-most-liked-political-parties-include-kpv-lv-attistibai-par-and-progressive-191613 |publisher=Baltic News Network |agency=LETA |access-date=1 October 2018}} The party's prime minister candidate for the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election was attorney Aldis Gobzems.

KPV LV received the second largest number of votes (14.25%) among the parties participating in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election and earned 16 seats in the 13th Saeima.{{cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/election/latvian-election-results-show-shape-of-new-saeima.a295038/|title=Latvian election results show shape of new Saeima|date=6 October 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|agency=LETA|access-date=7 October 2018}} After Jānis Bordāns of New Conservative Party (which also earned 16 seats in parliament) was unsuccessful in negotiating a governing coalition, President Raimonds Vējonis nominated Gobzems as Prime Minister of Latvia on 26 November 2018,{{Cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/gobzems-nominated-for-latvias-pm.a300891/|title=Gobzems nominated for PM|date=26 November 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|access-date=27 October 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.baltictimes.com/president_nominates_gobzems_for_pm/|title=President nominates Gobzems for PM|date=27 November 2018|publisher=The Baltic Times|agency=LETA|access-date=16 December 2018}} however Gobzems was also unsuccessful in forming a government and on 10 December Vējonis withdrew his candidacy.{{Cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/gobzems-out-of-the-picture-as-candidacy-pulled-by-president.a302486/|title=Gobzems out of the picture as candidacy pulled by President|date=10 December 2018|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|access-date=16 December 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://bnn-news.com/latvian-president-calls-off-kpv-lv-leader-aldis-gobzems-nomination-194895|title=Latvian president calls off KPV LV leader Aldis Gobzems nomination|date=10 December 2018|publisher=Baltic News Network|agency=LETA|access-date=16 December 2018}}

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On 4 February 2019 the party board voted to expel Gobzems from the party, with Kaimiņš citing damage to the party's image as the main reason, while Gobzems claimed he was expelled "in the interests of Artuss Kaimiņš".{{Cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/kpv-lv-expels-leader-gobzems-from-party.a308320/|title=KPV LV expels leader Gobzems from party|date=4 February 2019|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|language=en|access-date=5 February 2019}} On 6 February 2019 Gobzems was subsequently removed from KPV LV's parliamentary group.{{cite news |last1=Līcīte |first1=Madara |last2=Semjonova |first2=Ella |title=Gobzems booted from KPV LV's Saeima faction as well |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/gobzems-booted-from-kpv-lvs-saeima-faction-as-well.a308658/ |access-date=23 February 2019 |publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |date=6 February 2019}}

A week later the party's co-chairperson and member of the board Linda Liepiņa stepped down because of KPV LV joining a coalition she did not support and the recent actions of Kaimiņš among other things.{{cite news |title=Troubles continue in Latvian anti-establishment party KPV LV |date=11 February 2019 |url=https://bnn-news.com/troubles-continue-in-latvian-anti-establishment-party-kpv-lv-197023 |publisher=Baltic News Network |agency=LETA |access-date=4 April 2019}} After the latest developments in the faction and its vote in the presidential elections she also left the party and its parliamentary faction on 29 May.{{cite news |title=MP Liepiņa to leave KPV LV faction and party over presidential vote |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/mp-liepina-to-leave-kpv-lv-faction-and-party-over-presidential-vote.a320736/ |access-date=29 May 2019 |publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |date=30 May 2019}} A day later Liepiņa was followed by MP Karina Sprūde who also left the party and its parliamentary faction.{{cite news |title=Another MP leaves KPV LV party and parliament faction |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/another-mp-leaves-kpv-lv-party-and-parliament-faction.a320861/ |access-date=30 May 2019 |publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |date=30 May 2019}} The once-candidate for the office of the President of Latvia, MP Didzis Šmits left the main KPV faction on 13 June although he has not yet said that he will leave the party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/kpv-lv-pamet-roberts-sprucs-smits-izstajas-no-frakcijas.a322356/|title="KPV LV" pamet Roberts Spručs; Šmits izstājas no frakcijas|date=2019-06-13|website=www.lsm.lv|language=lv|access-date=2019-06-13}}

In 2020, the party suffered an electoral setback, receiving only 1.12% of the vote at the 2020 Riga City Council snap election. On December 12, 2020, during a party convention KPV LV members voted to remove chairman Atis Zakatistovs from the party, replace him with board member Rolands Millers and to rename the party to For a Humane Latvia ({{langx|lv|Par cilvēcīgu Latviju}}).{{Cite web|date=December 12, 2020|title="KPV LV" lemj mainīt nosaukumu uz "Par cilvēcīgu Latviju"|url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/kpv-lv-lemj-mainit-nosaukumu-uz-par-cilvecigu-latviju.a385210/|work=LETA|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|language=lv}} The change was contested by a splinter convention held the earlier same month, which prompted the Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (UR) to postpone the name change and return the submission documents for revision with a deadline of April 2021.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-19|title=Joprojām nav skaidrības, kura "KPV LV" daļa ir "īstā"|trans-title=Still no consensus on which faction of KPV LV is "genuine"|url=https://www.apollo.lv/7159845/joprojam-nav-skaidribas-kura-kpv-lv-dala-ir-ista|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-21|website=Apollo.lv|language=lv}} On February 1, 2021, the Register of Enterprises registered the change of name and administrative board.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lv/news/national/politics/par-cilvecigu-latviju-partijai-kpv-lv-registrets-jaunais-nosaukums-un-valde.d?id=52893317|title='Par cilvēcīgu Latviju' — partijai 'KPV LV' reģistrēts jaunais nosaukums un valde|work=LETA|publisher=Delfi|language=lv|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=March 2, 2021}} A member of the Saeima, Ieva Krapāne, was elected as party leader during a congress on March 7, but twenty days later the board elected during the first December convention announced that they had regained recognition from the UR as the legitimate party board and will return to using KPV LV as the party name - a move described as a "technical move" and "provocation" by Krapāne.{{Cite web|last=Līcīte|first=Madara|date=2021-03-27|title=No bijušās "KPV LV" valdes prasīs iztērētos līdzekļus par neatļautu partijas nosaukuma maiņu|trans-title=The former KPV LV board will be demanded a refund for the unauthorized change of party name|url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/no-bijusas-kpv-lv-valdes-prasis-izteretos-lidzeklus-par-neatlautu-partijas-nosaukuma-mainu.a398444/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Lsm.lv|language=lv}}

On 21 April 2021, one of the party's three ministers in the incumbent Kariņš cabinet, the Minister of Economics Jānis Vitenbergs, left the party to join the National Alliance.{{Cite news|url=https://bnn-news.com/abandon-ship-latvian-minister-of-economy-decides-to-switch-political-parties-224138|title=Abandon ship – Latvian Minister of Economy decides to switch political parties|work=LETA|publisher=Baltic News Network|date=22 April 2021|access-date=12 May 2021}} The following day, the KPV LV parliamentary faction voted to remove Vitenbergs from the office of Minister of Economics. Later the same day, it was announced that he was to remain in office after all, after the KPV LV faction had changed its mind and chosen to continue supporting Vitenbergs as Minister of Economics.{{Cite web|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/economics-minister-to-remain-in-office-after-all.a401639/|title=Economics Minister to remain in office after all|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|language=en|date=22 April 2021|access-date=12 May 2021}} On 12 May, the party's 9 MPs held another vote on whether to force Vitenbergs' resignation from his ministerial role, with four MPs voting for, four against, and one abstaining. Subsequently, the four MPs who voted against removing Vitenbergs left the party and parliamentary faction.{{Cite web|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/kpv-lv-votes-for-withdrawal-of-economics-minister-four-members-leave-faction.a404266/|title=KPV LV votes for withdrawal of Economics Minister; four members leave faction|last=Līcīte|first=Madara|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|language=en|date=12 May 2021|access-date=12 May 2021}}

In the run up to the 2022 election, on 27 April 2022 the party announced the formation of the Union for Latvia alliance together with the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party, albeit the Social Democrats later withdrew and joined the Union of Greens and Farmers. They were in turn replaced with the far-right Heritage of the Fatherland party. The Union for Latvia list received a mere 0.33% of votes, losing all of its MPs and state political party funding.

The party has been described as right-wing populist,{{cite book |last1=Henningsen |first1=Bernd |last2=Etzold |first2=Tobias |last3=Hanne |first3=Krister |title=The Baltic Sea Region: A Comprehensive Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4g1CDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA341 |year= 2017 |publisher=BWV Verlag |isbn=9783830517276 |page=341}} populist,{{cite book|editor=Tom Lansford|title=Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCFoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4057|year=2019|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-5443-2711-2|page=4057}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lsm.lv/lv/raksts/zinju-analiize/zinas/populisma-vilna-atskanas-latvija-kaimina-elektorats--jaunie-dusmigie-viriesi.a215223/|title=Echoes of the wave of populism: voters of Kaimiņš – young angry males|date=December 18, 2016|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|language=lv|access-date=March 5, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Nations in Transit 2018: Latvia |url=https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2018/latvia |publisher=Freedom House |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063133/https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2018/latvia |url-status=dead }} valence populist,{{cite journal |last1=Zulianello |first1=Mattia |last2=Larsen |first2=Erik Gahner |title=Populist parties in European Parliament elections: A new dataset on left, right and valence populism from 1979 to 2019 |journal=Electoral Studies |date=June 2021 |volume=71 |issue=1 |doi=10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102312 |issn=0261-3794 |pages=10–12}} anti-establishment,{{cite book |last1=Hegedüs |first1=Daniel |last2=Boros |first2=Tamás |last3=Bartha |first3=Dániel |last4=Cuperus |first4=René |last5=Győri |first5=Gábor |last6=Laki |first6=Gergely |last7=Soós |first7=Eszter Petronella |title=The State of Populism in Europe 2017 |year= 2017 |publisher=Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Policy Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Budapest |isbn=9782930769103 |page=44 |url=https://www.academia.edu/36420409 |access-date=June 19, 2018}} and Eurosceptic.

PCL's position on the European Union has been compared to that of Italy's Five Star Movement – not promoting "hard Euroscepticism" in line with the predominantly pro-EU majority of competing parties, but also taking critical stances of the EU's economic policies, including the euro.{{cite web |last=Petsinis |first=Vassilis |title=As long as it lasts: Latvia's new coalition government |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/as-long-as-it-lasts-latvia-s-new-coalition-government/ |date=26 January 2019 |publisher=openDemocracy |access-date=1 May 2019}}

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