Saeima
Sign in to saveThe Saeima () is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in October 2022.
Key facts
- Parliament.name
- Saeima
- Parliament.coa_pic
- File:Saeima logo.svg
- Parliament.session_room
- File:Saeimas sēžu zāle.jpg
- Parliament.house_type
- Unicameral
- Parliament.legislature
- 14th Saeima
- Parliament.preceded_by
- Constitutional Assembly of Latvia
- Parliament.leader1_type
- Speaker
- Parliament.leader1
- Daiga Mieriņa
- Parliament.party1
- Union of Greens and Farmers
- Parliament.election1
- 20 September 2023
- Parliament.members
- 100
- Parliament.term_length
- 4 years
- Parliament.political_groups1
- Government (Siliņa cabinet) (50) JV (25) ZZS (16) P (9) Confidence and supply (3) Ind. (3) Opposition (48) AS (13) NA (12) LPV (8) Ind. (14)
- Parliament.structure1
- File:Current Saeima seating chart.svg
- Parliament.structure1_res
- 300px
- Parliament.voting_system1
- Open list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold
- Parliament.last_election1
- 1 October 2022
- Parliament.next_election1
- By 3 October 2026
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History and etymology
- Elections
- Most recent election
- Structure of former legislatures
- [[Fifth Saeima of Latvia|5th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:6. Saeima|6th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:7. Saeima|7th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:8. Saeima|8th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:9. Saeima|9th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:10. Saeima|10th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:11. Saeima|11th Saeima]]
- [[:lv:12. Saeima|12th Saeima]]
- [[Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia|13th Saeima]]
- [[Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia|14th Saeima]]
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in October 2022.
The President of Latvia can dismiss the Saeima and request early elections. The procedure for dismissing it involves substantial political risk to the president, including a risk of loss of office. On 28 May 2011 president Valdis Zatlers decided to initiate the dissolution of the Saeima, which was approved in a referendum, and the Saeima was dissolved on 23 July 2011.