The president of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Valsts prezidents lit. 'State President of Latvia') is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National...
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Latvia (/ˈlætviə/ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes /ˈlɑːtviə/ LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija Latvian pronunciation: [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia, is...
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party board, as well as to be the party's candidate for the role of President of Latvia. Ainārs Šlesers became the party's candidate for the Prime Minister's...
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the president of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a parliamentary majority in the Saeima. The tables below display all Latvian prime...
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held in Latvia on 31 May 2023 to elect the President of Latvia, who is the country's head of state. Rinkēvičs was elected President of Latvia on 31 May...
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December 1944) is a Latvian businessman and politician who was President of Latvia from 2011 to 2015. Bērziņš was the President of Unibanka from 1993 to...
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This is a list of presidents of Latvia by age. The first table charts the age of each president of Latvia at the beginning of the presidency, upon leaving...
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Latvian public official and politician serving as the 11th and current president of Latvia since July 2023. He previously served as the minister of foreign...
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Saeima (redirect from Parliament of latvia)
The Saeima (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈsai.ma]) is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who...
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University of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Universitāte, shortened LU) is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established...
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become president of Latvia. In 2023, ILGA-Europe ranked Latvia 24th out of 27 European Union countries for the protection of LGBT rights. Latvia is the...
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The Latvian Orthodox Church (Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Baznīca) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Latvia, part of the wider Eastern Orthodoxy community...
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politics of Latvia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government...
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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (category Presidents of Latvia)
Vike-Freiberga GCB OC OQ (born 1 December 1937) is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first and to date...
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between Latvia and Russia. Latvia has an embassy in Moscow. The Russian Federation has an embassy in Riga. Both Russia and Latvia are members of UN and...
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The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during...
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Valdis Zatlers (category Candidates for President of Latvia)
Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31...
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Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Okupācijas muzejs) is a museum and historic educational institution located in Riga, Latvia. It was...
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Kārlis Ulmanis (category Candidates for President of Latvia)
time as the head of an authoritarian regime, during which he subsequently also adopted the title of President of Latvia. The legacy of his dictatorship...
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Guntis Ulmanis (category Presidents of Latvia)
Guntis Ulmanis (born 13 September 1939) is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999. Guntis Ulmanis was born in Riga on...
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Unity (Latvian: Vienotība, V) is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia. It is a member of the New Unity alliance and is positioned on the centre-right...
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Government of Latvia is the central government of the Republic of Latvia. The Constitution of Latvia (Latvian: Satversme) defines Latvia as a parliamentary...
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This list of prominent Latvians includes: people who were born in the historical territory of what is now Latvia, regardless of ethnicity, citizenship...
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Egils Levits (category Candidates for President of Latvia)
is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist and jurist who served as the tenth president of Latvia from 2019 to 2023. He was a member of the European...
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The national flag of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas karogs) was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in...
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president of Latvia. The position was first created in 1918 after Latvian independence, and re-established in May 1990 following the restoration of the...
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Raimonds Vējonis (category Presidents of Latvia)
15 June 1966) is a Latvian politician who served as the 9th President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019 and the president of the Latvian Basketball Association...
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traditionally practiced in Latvia is Christianity. As of 2019[update], it is the largest religion (68.84%), though only about 7% of the population attends...
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Jānis Čakste (category Presidents of Latvia)
Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922), and as the first President of Latvia (1922–1927). Čakste was born in the Lielsesava parish of the Jelgava...
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minister, Indulis Emsis (Prime Minister of Latvia in 2004), and first head of state, Raimonds Vējonis (President of Latvia 2015–19), to be affiliated with a...
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