| The Saeima is the parliament of Latvia.
It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members of parliament. The
Saeima is elected in proportional elections, with seats allocated to
political parties which gain at least 5% of popular vote.
Elections are held once every 4 years, on the first Saturday of October. The most
recent elections were held in October 2002.
The president of Latvia can dismiss
the Saiema and request early elections. The procedure for dismissing it is, however, quite dangerous and no
president of Latvia has ever attempted to dismiss it.
The name of the Latvian parliament is not to be confused with:
External links
- Saeima (http://www.saeima.lv) - official website (in Latvian)
- Central Election
Committee (http://web.cvk.lv/pub/?doc_id=27956) - results of Saeima elections,
starting from 1993.
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