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Central Election Commission (Latvian: Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija, abbreviated CVK) is the commission responsible for the organising and conducting of elections in the Republic of Latvia. It is regulated by Latvian national law. [2] It organises elections to the Saeima, the European Parliament, local councils as well as referendums.
Name National party EP Group Preference votes; Sandra Kalniete New Unity (JV) EPP 177,696 [1]: Inese Vaidere [a]: 147,075 [1] [2]: Roberts Zīle National Alliance (NA) ECR 179,216 [1]
Queue of voters in Riga on election day. Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 1 October 2022 to elect the Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia, following the end of the term of the 13th Saeima elected in 2018.
The Central Electoral Commission or VRK (Lithuanian: Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija) is an independent agency of the Government of Lithuania and a permanent commission for the organisation and conduct of elections and referendums in the Republic of Lithuania.
Latvia elects on the 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 2020 Riga City Council election was held from 26 to 29 August 2020 to elect the 60 members of Riga City Council. [1] The election was initially scheduled for 25 April 2020, and then rescheduled three times – once due to a court ruling and twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia, to 2 May, [2] 6 June, [3] and 29 August.
Compared to the last election, Latvia was entitled to one more MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. [2]
Raivis Zeltīts (born 21 March 1992) [1] is a Latvian politician, national-conservative activist, and writer. From 2014 [2] to 2020 [3] he was the Secretary-General of the National Alliance, as well as board member and leader of its youth organization. [4]