Latvia
Head of State:President Andris Bērziņš
Head of Government:Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis
National Parliament (Saeima):100 members
Last election:Legislative, 20 September 2011
Next election:Legislative, due October 2015
Parliamentary elections
Election results 2011
| Party | Description | Votes % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC - Harmony Centre | Social Democratic | 28,36 | 31 |
| ZRP - Zatlers' Reform Party | - | 20,82 | 22 |
| Vienotiba - Unity | Conservative | 18,83 | 20 |
| NA - National Alliance | - | 13,88 | 14 |
| ZZS - Union of Greens and Farmers | Agrarian/Ecologist | 12,22 | 13 |
EP elections
Estonia elects 8 members to the European Parliament. The electoral system is based on proportional representation. The latest European Parliament election was held in June 2009. Civic Union (Pilsoniska savieniba - PS) won 24,78 percent of the votes and 2 seats in the European Parliament...[read more..]
Election results 2009, main parties. Country-districts.
EU related referendums
A referendum on Latvia joining the European Union (EU) was held on September 20, 2003. Latvia was the last candidate country to hold a referendum and some observers asserted that the timing was chosen on purpose to take advantage of presumably positive examples set by other newcomers..[read more].
Referendum on the Accession to the European Union, 2003. NUTS 3.
