Saeima
- SC 31
- RP 22
- V 20
- NA 14
- CCS 13
The Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia.
It consists of a chamber with 100 seats. The members of the Saeima are determined in free proportional representation. Parties which gain at least 5% of the votes cast, pull into the Saeima. Elections to the Saeima every four years, on the first Saturday, conducted in October. By way of derogation found the last elections because of a referendum on 17 September 2011. The Chairman of the Parliament, the President of the Saeima ( Saeimas priekšsēdētājs ).
The main and meeting building of the Latvian Parliament is located in the old town of Riga, in Jekaba ielā 11 On the opposite side of the street are three other buildings that are used by parliamentary groups and commissions. All these buildings were originally used for other purposes and the new use have been adjusted.
Election results
Eleventh Saeima
The election to the 11th Saeima took place on 17 September 2011. It was the first early elections in the history of Latvia. The selected mainly from the Russian-speaking population Saskaņas Centrs was the strongest party for the first time.
Previous elections since independence in 1990 Latvia
- Election to the 10th Saeima on 2 October 2010
- Election to the 9th Saeima on 7 October 2006
- Election to the 8th Saeima on 5 October 2002
- Election to the 7th Saeima on October 3, 1998
- Election to the 6th Saeima on September 30 and October 1, 1995
- Election to the 5th Saeima on 5 and 6 June 1993
Saeima 1920-1934
On November 18, 1918, the Latvian People's Council declared as a transitional parliament, the Republic of Latvia for independent. A Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic was expelled until the spring of 1920 from the territory. In the Peace of Riga, the Soviet Union recognized the independence of Latvia. On 17 and 18 April 1920, consisting of 150 deputies Constituent Assembly ( Satversmes Sapulce ) was chosen, which replaced the MRP as a Parliament. The provisional constitution by June 1, 1920 regulated the formation of a one -chamber parliament, the Saeima.
The Saeima consisted of 100 members, who were elected in five constituencies. The minimum age for eligibility was 21 years.
The constituencies were:
The Saeima was elected to four election periods:
The Saeima was dissolved after the coup of 15 May 1934 by Karlis Ulmanis and the parties prohibited.
Composition
The selected last 17 September 2011 Parliament shall be composed as follows:
Others
- The name of the Latvian Parliament - formed from the prefix sa- "together" and eima " [they] go " ( "walk" an archaic form of the verb iet ) - should not be confused with the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, the Sejm and, the lower house of the Polish Parliament.