Elections in Latvia

Elections in Latvia gives information on election and election results in Latvia.

Latvia elects on national level a legislature. The Saeima has 100 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation with a 5% threshold. An unmodified Sainte-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 by proportional 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 form coalition governments.

2006 Parliamentary election

Past elections and referendums

ee also

* 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]