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  • Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Saeima

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What it can't do

The 14th Saeima remains in office until the 15th Saeima, elected on 3 October 2026, holds its first sitting on the first Tuesday of November (Constitution Art. 12). A new government is formed after that.

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  • (set by law; may still move) General election · Member of the Saeima

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What it can do

  • Legislation

    The Saeima exercises the legislative power together with the people (Constitution Art. 64 and Ch. II). Composed of 100 representatives elected by proportional representation (Arts. 5-6).

  • Confidence in the Cabinet

    Prime Minister and ministers must have the confidence of the Saeima; a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister obliges the whole Cabinet to resign (Art. 59).

  • Electing the President

    Elects the President for four years by open ballot with at least 51 votes (Arts. 35-36).

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  • likumi.lv · checked likumi.lv (official legal portal of Latvia), Satversme / Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (English), read 2026-10-12: Arts. 5-6, 10-12, 35-36, 56-59, 85 (structure, terms, appointments, election dates). For: Saeima, Saeima in Latvian, Legislation, Confidence in the Cabinet, Electing the President and 4 more
  • likumi.lv · checked Text written from the constitution and parliament pages cited in the authority and office source rows, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
  • titania.saeima.lv · checked Saeima, Members of the 14th Saeima (deputies view), read 2026-10-12: 100 current members, party and parliamentary group. For: Agita Zariņa-Stūre as Member of the Saeima, Agnese Krasta as Member of the Saeima, Ainars Latkovskis as Member of the Saeima, Aiva Vīksna as Member of the Saeima, Aleksandrs Kiršteins as Member of the Saeima and 95 more
  • titania.saeima.lv · checked Saeima, Presidium of the 14th Saeima, read 2026-10-12: Speaker, Deputy Speakers. For: Daiga Mieriņa as Speaker of the Saeima, Linda Matisone as Deputy Speaker of the Saeima, Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica as Deputy Speaker of the Saeima

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