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Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 21 September 1973) is a Latvian public official and politician serving as the 11th and current president of Latvia since July 2023. He previously served as the minister of foreign affairs of Latvia from 2011 to 2023, and head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia as state secretary of the Ministry of Defence, as well as a deputy of the Saeima.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 31 May 2023 to elect the President of Latvia, who is the country's head of state. [1] [2] Rinkēvičs was elected President of Latvia on 31 May 2023 after three rounds of voting by the Saeima – the Parliament of Latvia. [3] [4] He was sworn in as president on 8 July.
The president of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Valsts prezidents lit. ' State President of Latvia ') is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia. [2] The term of this office is four years. Before 1999, it was three years. The president may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice in ...
Latvian president Edgars Rinkevics on Thursday tasked Evika Silina of the centre-right New Unity party with forming the next government following the resignation of Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins.
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Latvia’s president says Russia is planning for a long war in Ukraine and he has a message for countries wavering on continuing military support to Kyiv: Keep supplying arms or the Ukrainians ...
The Evika Siliņa cabinet (Latvian: Siliņas ministru kabinets) is the 42nd and current government of Latvia, sworn in on 15 September 2023 after Evika Siliņa was proposed as Prime Minister by President Edgars Rinkēvičs and elected by the Saeima. [2] The government is a coalition between New Unity, Union of Greens and Farmers, and The ...
The president is elected by Parliament for a maximum of two terms of four years, by secret ballot and by an absolute majority of the vote (Constitution of Latvia, Articles 35, 36 and 39). The president is a largely ceremonial head of state, and in common with other presidents in parliamentary republics, the President of Latvia has influence and ...