- Elections in Latvia
Elections in Latvia gives information on
election and election results in Latvia.Latvia elects on national level a
legislature . TheSaeima has 100 members, elected for a four year term byproportional representation with a 5% threshold. An unmodifiedSainte-Laguë method is used to allocate seats. The parliamentary elections are held on the first Saturday of October. Locally, Latvia elects municipal councils, consisting of 7 to 60 members, depending on the size of the municipality, also byproportional representation for a four year term.Latvia has a
multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to formcoalition government s.2006 Parliamentary election
Past elections and referendums
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Electoral calendar
*Electoral system External links
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/l/latvia/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://www.parties-and-elections.de/latvia.html Parties and Elections in Europe]
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