Saeima
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The Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia.
Saeima is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are 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 2006.
The current Speaker of the Saeima is Indulis Emsis (Union of Greens and Farmers).
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, and no president of Latvia has ever attempted to dismiss itthe Saeima.
The Latvian parliament should not to be confused with the similarly named:
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- Seimas - the Lithuanian parliament.
- Sejm - the lower house of the Polish parliament.
| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party (Tautas partija) | 177, 481 | 19.56 | 23 | +3 |
| Union of Greens and Farmers (Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība) | 151, 595 | 16.71 | 18 | +6 |
| New Era Party (Jaunais Laiks) | 148, 602 | 16.38 | 18 | -8 |
Harmony Centre (Saskaņas centrs)
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130, 887 | 14.42 | 17 | +17 |
| Coalition of Latvia's First Party (Latvijas Pirmā Partija) and Latvian Way (Latvijas Ceļš) |
77, 869 | 8.58 | 10 | +/-0 |
| For Fatherland and Freedom (Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK) | 62, 989 | 6.94 | 8 | +1 |
| For Human Rights in United Latvia (Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā) | 54, 684 | 6.03 | 6 | -19 |
| Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija) | 31, 728 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Motherland (Dzimtene) | 18, 860 | 2.08 | 0 | |
| All For Latvia! (Visu Latvijai!) | 13, 469 | 1.48 | 0 | |
| New Democrats (Jaunie Demokrāti) | 11, 505 | 1.27 | 0 | |
| Total | 901,173 | 100.0 | 100 |
