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Latgallia (Saeima Constituency)
Latgallia (; ) is one of the five multi-member constituency, constituencies of the Saeima, the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's Latvian War of Independence, independence from the Soviet Union. It consists of the cities of Daugavpils and Rēzekne and Municipalities of Latvia, municipalities of Augšdaugava Municipality, Augšdaugava, Balvi Municipality, Balvi, Krāslava Municipality, Krāslava, Līvāni Municipality, Līvāni, Ludza Municipality, Ludza, Preiļi Municipality, Preiļi and Rēzekne Municipality, Rēzekne in the Cultural regions of Latvia, region of Latgallia. The constituency currently elects 13 of the 100 members of the Saeima using the Open list, open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election, 2022 parliamentary election it had 194,825 registered electors. Electoral system Latgallia currently elects 13 of the 100 membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeima
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in 2022 Latvian parliamentary election, October 2022. The President of Latvia can dismiss the Saeima and request early elections. The Parliamentary dissolution power of Latvian President, procedure for dismissing it involves substantial political risk to the president, including a risk of loss of office. On 28 May 2011 president Valdis Zatlers decided to initiate the dissolution of the Saeima, which was approved in a 2011 Latvian parliamentary dissolution referendum, referendum, and the Saeima was dissolved on 23 July 2011. The current Speaker of the Saeima is Daiga Mieriņa of the Union of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Stability!
For Stability! (; ST!) is a Latvian political party founded on 26 February 2021. It was founded by former members of the Riga City Council Aleksejs Rosļikovs and Valērijs Petrovs. It is a party that advocates Russian minority politics, and it describes itself as centrist on the political spectrum. The party organized multiple protests in 2021 against mandatory vaccination and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. History The For Stability - Yes! (''Stabilitātei - Jā!'') group was founded in the winter of 2021. It was founded by two former Riga councilors elected from the list of the Social Democratic Party "Harmony": Aleksejs Rosļikovs and Valērijs Petrovs. In the early 2020 Riga City Council election, both councilors stood on the list of the party, which did not win seats in the council. At the end of the ten days set aside for collecting signatures, a total of 315 people participated in the founding of the party. At the time of its founding, the party had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Progressives (Latvia)
The Progressives ( , PRO) is a social-democratic and green political party in Latvia. The party was founded on 25 February 2017. Since 4 September 2021 its leaders have been Antoņina Ņenaševa and Atis Švinka. The Progressives have 11 seats on Riga City Council and 10 seats in the Saeima and one seat in the European Parliament. It is currently a junior partner in the Siliņa cabinet with three ministers. History The party is a successor of a social-democratic NGO of the same name () that was founded on 26 March 2011 and was led by Ansis Dobelis. The Progressives participated in the 2017 Latvian municipal elections in four municipalities. In two of these, Aizpute and Mārupe Municipality, they won seats on the local councils. The Progressives participated in the 2018 parliamentary election. Prior to the election, the party declined to join the liberal alliance Development/For!. The Progressives argued that staying out of the alliance was necessary to ensure that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Rasima
Leila Rasima (born 20 January 1987) is a Latvian politician of The Progressives who was elected member of the Saeima in 2022. In the 2021 municipal elections, she was elected councillor of Rēzekne Rēzekne (, ''Rēzne'' or ''Rēzekne'' , ) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called ''The Heart of Latgale'' (Latvian ''Latgales sirds'', Latgalian ''Latgolys sirds''). Built on seven .... Rasima obtained a bachelor's degree in English language teaching and a master's degree in career counseling from Rēzekne Academy of Technology. References 1987 births Living people People from Rēzekne Deputies of the 14th Saeima The Progressives (Latvia) politicians 21st-century Latvian women politicians Women deputies of the Saeima {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Rancāne
Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) * Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje (1366–1425) * Anna of Cilli (1386–1416) * Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania (died 1418) * Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432–1462) * Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1514) * Anna, Duchess of Prussia (1576–1625) * Anna of Russia (1693–1740) * Anna, Lady Miller (1741–1781) * Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1783–1857) * Anna, Lady Barlow (1873–1965) * Anna (feral child) (1932–1942) * Anna (rapper) (born 2003) * Anna (singer) (born 1987) * C. N. Annadurai (1909–1969), Indian politician, known as Anna (elder brother) * Sunil Shetty (born 1961), Indian actor, known by his nickname Anna Places Australia * Hundred of Anna, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktors Pučka
Viktors is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English given name Victor and may refer to: * Viktors Arājs (1910–1988), Latvian collaborator and Nazi SS officer * Viktors Alksnis (born 1950), Russian-born Latvian politician and former Soviet Air Force colonel * Viktors Bertholds (1921–2009) Latvian who was one of the last native speakers of the Livonian language * Viktors Bļinovs (born 1981), Latvian ice hockey forward * Viktors Dobrecovs (born 1977), Latvian football striker and manager * Viktors Eglītis (1877–1945), Latvian writer and art theorist * Viktors Hatuļevs (1955–1994), Latvian ice hockey defenseman and left winger * Viktors Ignatjevs (born 1970), Latvian ice hockey player * Viktors Lācis (born 1977), Latvian middle-distance runner * Viktors Lukaševičs (born 1972), Latvian footballer * Viktors Morozs (born 1980), Latvian football midfielder * Viktors Ņesterenko (born 1954), Latvian football coach and former footballer * Viktors Pūp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktorija Pleškāne
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Kaspars Melnis
Kaspars Melnis (born 28 March 1989) is a Latvian politician of the Latvian Farmers' Union serving as Minister for Climate and Energy since 2023. He previously served as councillor of Rēzekne Municipality and as a member of the Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the p .... References 1989 births Living people Deputies of the 14th Saeima Government ministers of Latvia Latvian Farmers' Union politicians {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia First
Latvia First (, LPV) is a right-wing populist political party in Latvia. It was founded in August 2021 by businessman and former member of parliament, former Minister of Transport, former vice-mayor of Riga, Ainārs Šlesers. The party board chair is Ainārs Šlesers. The precursor to the party, the organisation ''Latvia — First'' (), was first registered on 1 July 2021, before the party itself was established at a founding congress on 14 August in Riga. The party was registered by the Latvian Register of Enterprises on 10 September 2021. History In June 2021, businessman, the former Minister of Transport and Minister of Economy, former member of parliament, former vice-mayor of Riga, Ainārs Šlesers announced that he would run in the 2022 parliamentary elections for a new party that he himself would start. On 1 July, he founded the organisation ''Latvia – First''. The founding party congress was held in Riga on 14 August 2021. Jūlija Stepaņenko was elected to chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilis Krištopans
Vilis Krištopans (born 13 June 1954) is a Latvian politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 15 July 1999. As a prime minister he was a member of the Latvian Way political party. He then left politics and, in 2002, returned as a member of parliament from the Union of Greens and Farmers. Prior to being prime minister, he was the minister of transport. See also * Krištopans cabinet The Krištopans cabinet was the government of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 16 July 1999. It was led by Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive b ... References 1954 births Living people People from Omsk Oblast Latvian Way politicians Latvia First politicians Prime ministers of Latvia Deputies of the 5th Saeima Deputies of the 6th Saeima Deputies of the 7th Saeima Deputies of the 8th Saeima Deputies of the 14th Saeima Riga Technical Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Unity
The New Unity (, JV) is a centre-right political alliance in Latvia. Its members are Unity and four other regional parties, and it is orientated towards liberal-conservatism and liberalism. History Before the 2018 Latvian parliamentary elections the Unity party formed the New Unity party alliance (the party itself is still registered as Unity) in April 2018 together with the regional ''For Kuldīga Municipality'', ''For Valmiera and Vidzeme'' and parties, joined by the ''Jēkabpils Regional Party'' in June. The Latgale Party, a previous partner of Unity that had run on its list in the past, initially was uncertain whether to join the alliance, since a faction of the party supported a partnership with the Latvian Association of Regions, ended up ultimately signing a cooperation agreement in July. An offer to join the list was also extended to the liberal Movement For! and the centre-left Progressives, but both parties eventually declined. While the JV list performed p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
