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.
Arturs Alberings was the 6th Prime Minister of Latvia. He held office from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926.
Marģers Skujenieks held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia twice from 19 December 1926 –23 January 1928 and 6 December 1931 –23 March 1933.
Jānis Šmits was a Latvian politician and Lutheran pastor. He was a member of the Latvia's First Party and a deputy of the 8th and 9th Saeima. He was a member of parliament from March 18,2004 to January 15,2009. From 2009 he was a member of the Rīga City Council. He was well known for his outspoken conservative stance regarding the defense of Christian values and criticism of homosexuality.
Dana Reizniece-Ozola is a Latvian politician and chess player. She has been managing director of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) since 2021. She also served as minister of Economics (2014–2016) and minister of Finance (2016–2019) of the Republic of Latvia. Reizniece-Ozola was elected as a member of the 10th,11th,12th and 13th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and worked as the chairperson of the Commission on Education,Culture and Science,Member of the Legal Affairs Commission and Member of the European Affairs Commission. In chess,Reizniece-Ozola was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001. She is presently vice-president of the European Chess Union.
The Christian Union of Latvian Orthodox,generally known as the Old Believers,was a political party in Latvia in the inter-war period. It was led by Meletijs Kaļistratovs.
The Latvian Association of Regions or Latvian Regional Alliance is a centrist political party in Latvia.
Juris Pūce is a Latvian economist,lawyer,and politician. Former Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia in the government of Krisjanis Karins and chairman of the board of the "Latvian Development" party. Pūce was elected deputy of 13th Saeima from the "Development / For!". He is former the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics (2010–2013),a member of the Council of LMT (2009–2012),a member of the Board of the Riga Graduate School of Law (2006–2010),as well as a member of the Riga City Council (2017–2018).
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 1 October 2022,following the end of the term of the 13th Saeima elected in 2018.
Municipal elections were held across Latvia on 5 June 2021. This was the first election after the Saeima passed a municipal reform in 2020 that reduced the 110 municipalities and 9 cities to 43 municipalities,including 11 state cities and added 5 new Latvian towns:Ādaži,Iecava,Ķekava,Koknese,and Mārupe. In total,645 councilors were elected to 40 municipal councils across the country. The 60 seats in the Riga City Council is not up for election until 2025,as snap elections were held in August 2020.
Centre Party is a political party in Latvia. It was founded on 11 November 2005 under the name "All-Latvian Party 21st Century",renamed the Latvian movement "SOLIDARITY" in 2009,in 2016 became the Latvian Centrist Party,but since November 7,2018 has been operating under the current name. The party advertises itself as a "patriotic,Christian-conservative party representing the majority of Latvian society."
Courland is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima,the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the cities of Liepāja and Ventspils and municipalities of Kuldīga,Saldus,South Kurzeme,Talsi and Ventspils in the region of Courland. The constituency currently elects 12 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 180,070 registered electors.
Latgallia is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima,the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the cities of Daugavpils and Rēzekne and municipalities of Augšdaugava,Balvi,Krāslava,Līvāni,Ludza,Preiļi and Rēzekne in the region of Latgallia. The constituency currently elects 13 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 194,825 registered electors.
Riga is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima,the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the city of Riga and overseas voters. The constituency currently elects 36 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 565,297 registered electors.
Semigallia is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima,the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the city of Jelgava and municipalities of Aizkraukle,Bauska,Dobele,Jēkabpils,Jelgava and Tukums in the region of Semigallia. The constituency currently elects 13 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 205,937 registered electors.
Livonia is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima,the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the city of Jūrmala and municipalities of Ādaži,Alūksne,Cēsis,Gulbene,Ķekava,Limbaži,Madona,Mārupe,Ogre,Olaine,Ropaži,Salaspils,Saulkrasti,Sigulda,Smiltene,Valka,Valmiera and Varakļāni in the region of Livonia. The constituency currently elects 26 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election it had 396,278 registered electors.
Arnis Kalniņš was a Latvian economist,academic,and politician. He served as the Minister for Economic Reforms of Latvia from 1991 to 1993,President of the Mortgage and Land Bank of Latvia from 1993 to 1996,and a deputy of the 7th Saeima. He was a full member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
Staņislavs Šķesters is a Latvian engineer and politician. He has served as a deputy in the 8th,9th,and 10th Saeimas. Since 2006,he has been the chairman of the Central Land Commission. He represents the political party Latvian Farmers' Union.
Aleksejs Loskutovs is a Latvian politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for Unity from January 24,2019,until July 1,2019.
Reinis Pozņaks is a Latvian politician of the United List who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022,he was the leader of the Twitter Convoy initiative to send vehicles to Ukraine.
