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If the President of Latvia decides to dissolve the Saeima (parliament), the Constitution calls for a referendum to be held immediately. If the referendum passes, the current Saeima's term ends and elections for a new one will be held, if the referendum fails, the President is stripped of his office. See also: Lists of office-holders Categories: Lists of office-holders | Latvia | Presidents of Latvia ... The Saeima Plenary Chamber The Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...
This power has never been used by the President of Latvia. The only dissolution of Saiema took place in 1934, when Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis illegally dissolved the parliament and established an authoritarian regime. KÄrlis Ulmanis (b. ...
Latvian newspapers awaited the new century in fear of a world war and also with hope that the new century may bring the world eternal peace and society may be freed of its great inherent contradictions.
The notion that the Latvian Riflemen would be fighting in the name of the Latvian people and for their future freedom had become widespread among the masses.
In the summer of 1999 Professor of Psychology Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1937) was elected President of Latvia by the Saeima.
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