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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Short description|Parliament of Latvia}}
{{Distinguish|Seimas}}
{{Infobox Parliament
| name              = Saeima
| coa_pic           = File:Saeima logo.svg
| session_room      = File:Saeimas sēžu zāle.jpg
| house_type        = [[Unicameral]]
| legislature       = [[Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia|14th Saeima]]
| foundation        = {{start date and age|df=y|1922|11|7}}
| disbanded         = {{ubl|[[1934 Latvian coup d'état|1934–1940]]|[[Occupation of the Baltic states|1940–1991]]}}
|preceded_by=[[Constitutional Assembly of Latvia]]| leader1_type      = [[Speaker of the Saeima|Speaker]]
| leader1           = [[Daiga Mieriņa]]  
| party1            = [[Union of Greens and Farmers]]
| election1         = 20 September 2023
| members           = 100
| term_length       = 4 years
| political_groups1 = 
'''[[Siliņa cabinet|Government]] (49)'''
* {{Color box|{{party color|New Unity}}|border=black}} [[New Unity|JV]] (25){{efn|
*{{Color box|{{party color|Unity (Latvia)}}|border=blacl}} [[Unity (Latvia)|V]] (22)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latgale Party}}|border=black}} [[Latgale Party|LP]] (1)
*{{Color box|#273556|border=silver}} [[For Valmiera and Vidzeme|VuV]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]] (1)}}
* {{Color box|{{party color|Union of Greens and Farmers}}|border=black}} [[Union of Greens and Farmers|ZZS]] (16){{efn|
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latvian Farmers' Union}}|border=black}} [[Latvian Farmers' Union|LZS]] (11)
*{{Color box|{{party color|For Latvia and Ventspils}}|border=black}} [[For Latvia and Ventspils|LuV]] (3)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party}}|border=black}} [[Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party|LSDSP]] (2)}}
* {{Color box|{{party color|The Progressives (Latvia)}}|border=black}} [[The Progressives (Latvia)|P]] (8)
'''Confidence and supply (3)'''
* {{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=black}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]] (3){{efn|
*{{Color box|{{party color|Unity (Latvia)}}|border=black}} [[Unity (Latvia)|V]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Honor to serve Riga}}|border=silver}} [[Honor to serve Riga|GKR]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=black}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]](1)}}
'''[[Opposition (parliamentary)|Opposition]] (48)'''
* {{Color box|{{party color|United List (Latvia)}}|border=black}} [[United List (Latvia)|AS]] (13){{efn|
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latvian Association of Regions}}|border=black}} [[Latvian Association of Regions|LRA]] (7)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latvian Green Party}}|border=black}} [[Latvian Green Party|LZP]] (3)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Liepāja Party}}|border=black}} [[Liepāja Party|LP]] (2)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=black}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]] (1)}}
* {{Color box|{{party color|National Alliance (Latvia)}}|border=black}} [[National Alliance (Latvia)|NA]] (12)
* {{Color box|{{party color|For Stability!}}|border=black}} [[For Stability!|ST!]] (8)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Latvia First}}|border=black}} [[Latvia First|LPV]] (8)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=black}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]] (7){{efn|
*{{Color box|#C59D55|border=silver}} [[People. Land. Statehood.|TZV]] (1)
*{{Color box|#FBD707|border=silver}} [[We - For Talsi and Municipality|MTuN]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latvian Green Party}}|border=black}} [[Latvian Green Party|LZP]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Latvia First}}|border=black}} [[Latvia First|LPV]] (1)}}
| committees1 = {{Collapsible list|title = 16
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  | Foreign Affairs
  | Budget and Finance (Taxation)
  | Legal Affairs
  | Human Rights and Public Affairs
  | Education, Culture and Science
  | Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention
  | Public Administration and Local Government
  | Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy
  | Social and Employment Matters
  | Mandate, Ethics and Submissions
  | Parliamentary Inquiry
  | Public Expenditure and Audit
  | National Security
  | Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion
  | European Affairs
  | Sustainable Development
}}
| structure1        = File:Current Saeima seating chart.svg
| structure1_res    = 300px
| voting_system1    = [[Open list]] [[proportional representation]] with a 5% [[electoral threshold]]
| last_election1    = [[2022 Latvian parliamentary election|1 October 2022]]
| next_election1    = [[Next Latvian parliamentary election|By 3 October 2026]]
| meeting_place     = [[House of the Livonian Noble Corporation]], [[Riga]]<!-- as established by constitution -->
| website           = {{URL|http://www.saeima.lv}}
| first_election2   = [[1922 Latvian parliamentary election|7 and 8 October 1922]]
}}

The '''Saeima''' ({{IPA|lv|ˈsai.ma}}) 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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.delfi.lv/news/national/politics/zatlers-nolemj-atlaist-saeimu.d?id=38755691 |title=Zatlers nolemj rosināt Saeimas atlaišanu |trans-title=Zatlers decides to initiate thedissolution of the Saeima |language=lv |date=28 May 2011 |access-date=28 May 2011 |work=Delfi}}</ref>

The current [[Speaker of the Saeima]] is [[Daiga Mieriņa]] of the [[Union of Greens and Farmers]] party. The basic document that regulates the proceedings of the parliament is the Rules of Order of ''Saeima'' (''Saeimas kārtības rullis'', also Rules of Procedure), adopted 23 March 1923 with amendments in 1929 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saeimas kārtības rullis |url=https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=57517 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=LIKUMI.LV |language=lv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Speaker Smiltēns at the centenary of the law governing parliamentary work: The Saeima Rules of Procedure are the traffic rules of legislation |url=https://www.saeima.lv/en/news/saeima-news/32067-speaker-smiltens-at-the-centenary-of-the-law-governing-parliamentary-work-the-saeima-rules-of-procedure-are-the-traffic-rules-of-legislation |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=saeima.lv |language=en}}</ref>

==History and etymology==
The Saeima traces its origins to the [[Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland]], which led to the creation of the [[Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania|Sejm (Seimas) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] and later to the creation of the [[Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. [[Inflanty Voivodeship|Polish Livonia]], a part of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]], was exposed to the Polish mode of administration and introduced to the Sejm-system. The Warsaw Sejm of 1677 settled the case of remaining part of Polish Livonia or [[Latgale]] ({{langx|pl|Inflanty}}), naming it a voivodeship and a duchy, with the right to name three senators: the Bishop, the Voivode and the Castellan of Inflanty (...) Local sejmiks took place at [[Daugavpils]], while starostas resided at Daugavpils, [[Ludza]], [[Rēzekne]] and [[Viļaka]]. The voivodeship had six deputies to the Sejm, but only two of them came from Inflanty, the other four were symbolically named by the king, to remember the lost part of Livonia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://literat.ug.edu.pl/glogre/0055.htm|title=Geografia historyczna...|website=literat.ug.edu.pl}}</ref> ([[Swedish Livonia]]). However, the rest of Latvia belonged to the [[Duchy of Courland and Semigallia]], which was governed by the Dukes and the [[Landtag]] of Courland.

The word ''sejm'' derives from the verb "sjąć się" meaning "to get together", with similar words in some other Slavic languages,<ref>[[Aleksander Brückner]], 
[[s:pl:Strona:PL Aleksander Brückner-Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego 502.jpeg|Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego, 2005 Krakowska spółka wydawnicza, s. 502]]</ref> of [[proto-Slavic]] origin *sъjęti < *sъjemti<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lexicography.online/etymology/shansky/%D1%81/%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC|title=«Сейм» в словаре Шанского Н. М.|website=ΛΓΩ}}</ref> Sejm, then, as a noun meant "a gathering, a meeting, a council."

[[File:The first session of the 1st Saeima of the Republic of Latvia on November 7, 1922.jpg|thumb|left|Representatives of the 1st Saeima of the Republic of Latvia in 1922]]
In the 19th century, as the concept of nations began to emerge, [[Juris Alunāns]], a member of a Latvian nationalist group called the [[Young Latvians]], claimed ownership to the word "saeims". Despite the similar sound, similar semantic structure and clear historical connotations, he claimed that it was a purely Latvian word that he had invented. As mentioned earlier, the word bears a similar meaning: "a gathering, a meeting, a council". {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
He claimed that the word he constructed stemmed from the archaic [[Latvian language|Latvian]] word ''eima'' instead, meaning "to go" (derived from the [[Proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] ''*ei'' "to go" and also a cognate with the [[Ancient Greek]] ''eimi'', [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] ''{{lang|xtg|eimu}}'', among others).<ref>{{cite journal |journal= LU Raksti |year=2008 |volume=731  |pages=75 |title= Jura Alunāna devums latviešu leksikogrāfijā |author1=Zuicena, Ieva |author2=Migla, Ilga |issn=1407-2157 |language=lv |url=http://www.lu.lv/materiali/apgads/raksti/731.pdf#page=75 |format=PDF |access-date=27 May 2010}}</ref>

He could not explain, however, how the s- prefix got added to the word, and what sense this addition made within the limits of the Latvian language. Nevertheless, according to Alunāns, the word is purely Latvian and completely independent of the aforementioned historical context. However, the prefix sa- to a verb in modern Latvian language usually stands for a complete action and the word "Saeima" can stand for a meaning "let's gather together completely".

In the pre-war Latvia, the Saeima was elected for three-year terms. The [[1st Saeima]] met from 7 November 1922 to 2 November 1925, the [[2nd Saeima|2nd]] from 3 November 1925 to 5 November 1928, the [[3rd Saeima|3rd]] from 6 November 1928 to 2 November 1931, and the [[4th Saeima|4th]] from 3 November 1931 to 15 May 1934 (date of the [[1934 Latvian coup d'état|Latvian coup d'état]]).{{Politics of Latvia}}

==Elections==

The Saeima is an entirely elected body. All Latvian citizens (including naturalized citizens) over the age of 18 are eligible to vote. Candidates must be qualified to vote, but must also be over 21, must not be former employees of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] and [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Latvian SSR]] State security services, intelligence or counter-intelligence services or any other foreign affiliated organizations, must not have been convicted of a criminal offence or deemed to be of diminished mental capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/35261|title=Saeimas vēlēšanu likums|website=LIKUMI.LV}}</ref>

The term of the Saeima is four years. An election may be called early, but doing so is more complicated than in other parliamentary democracies. If the [[President of Latvia|President]] proposes that the Saeima be dissolved, a national referendum must be held to confirm the dissolution. If the dissolution is not approved, the President is removed from office. If one-tenth of the electorate signs a petition demanding a dissolution, a referendum can be held without the involvement of the President.

There are five constituencies, [[Courland (Saeima constituency)|Kurzeme]] (12 deputies), [[Latgallia (Saeima constituency)|Latgale]] (14), [[Riga (Saeima constituency)|Riga]] (35), [[Livonia (Saeima constituency)|Vidzeme]] (25), and [[Semigallia (Saeima constituency)|Zemgale]] (14). Overseas votes are counted for the Riga constituency.

Seats are distributed in each constituency by [[open list]] [[proportional representation]] among the parties that overcome a 5% national [[election threshold]] using an unmodified version of the [[Webster/Sainte-Laguë method]].

Voters cast a vote for a party list, which consists of the candidates that the party has submitted in that constituency. Although a specific ordering is listed for each candidate, which is determined by the party, this has no effect on the actual chances of each candidate. Instead, voters cast "specific votes" for candidates. These votes can be either positive votes or negative votes. The number of votes for each candidate is determined by taking the number of votes for the respective list, and adding it to the candidate's positive votes, before subtracting the number of negative votes for that candidate. The candidates with the highest number of votes fill the party's seats. A positive vote is indicated by drawing a plus sign (+) next to the candidate's name on the ballot paper. A negative vote is indicated by crossing out the candidate's name. Voters may only cast specific votes for the candidates on the list that they voted for.

It is uncommon for any party to achieve more than 30% of the vote in an election. The record is 32.4% for the [[Latvian Way]] party in the [[1993 Latvian parliamentary election|1993 election]]. This means that a coalition has always been necessary.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

If a seat falls vacant during a term of the Saeima, it is filled by the next candidate on the appropriate list.

The [[Communist Party of Latvia]] is the only political party that is banned.

==Most recent election==
{{Main article|2022 Latvian parliamentary election}}
[[File:16-08-31-Saeima-RR2 4027.jpg|thumb|Saeima House, the parliament building, in 2015.]]
[[File:Latvia electoral districts.png|thumb|right|300px|Deputies are elected from five constituencies, based on the [[cultural regions of Latvia]].]]
'''Summary of the 1 October 2022 Latvian Saeima election results'''{{Election results|image={{Parliament diagram
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 |n4 = 16
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 |n7 = 13
 |c7 = {{party color|National Alliance (Latvia)}}
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== Structure of former legislatures ==

=== [[Fifth Saeima of Latvia|5th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#FCC200; width:36%; color:white" |36
| style="background:#DC143C; width:15%; color:white" |15
| style="background:#77353D; width:13%; color:white" |13
| style="background:#ADFF2F; width:12%; color:white" |12
| style="background:#0072BB; width:7%; color:white" |7
| style="background:#DAA520; width:6%; color:white" |6
| style="background:#FF8C00; width:6%; color:white" |6
| style="background:#4169E1; width:5%; color:white" |5
|-
|[[Latvian Way|{{color|#000000|Latvian Way}}]]
|[[Latvian National Independence Movement|{{color|#DC143C|LNNK}}]]
|[[National Harmony Party|{{color|#77353D|Harmony}}]]
|[[Latvian Farmers' Union|{{color|#9DC209|LZS}}]]
|[[Equal Rights (Latvia)|{{color|#0072BB|Equal Rights}}]]
|[[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|{{color|#FCC200|For Fatherland and Freedom}}]]
|[[Christian Democratic Union (Latvia)|{{color|#FF8C00|KDS}}]]
|[[Democratic Center Party of Latvia|{{color|#4169E1|Democratic Centre}}]]
|}

=== [[:lv:6._Saeima|6th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#800000; width:18%; color:white" |18
| style="background:#FCC200; width:17%; color:white" |17
| style="background:#CD5C5C; width:16%; color:white" |16
| style="background:#DAA520; width:14%; color:white" |14
| style="background:#00CED1; width:8%; color:white" |8
| style="background:#ADFF2F; width:8%; color:white" |8
| style="background:#DC143C; width:8%; color:white" |8
| style="background:#77353D; width:6%; color:white" |6
| style="background:#FF0000; width:5%; color:white" |5
|-
|[[Democratic Party "Saimnieks"|{{color|#800000|Saimnieks}}]]
|[[Latvian Way|{{color|#000000|Latvian Way}}]]
|[[Tautas kustība "Latvijai"|{{color|#CD5C5C|People's movement "For Latvia"}}]]
|[[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|{{color|#FCC200|For Fatherland and Freedom}}]]
|[[Latvian Unity Party|{{color|#00CED1|LVP}}]]
|[[Latvian Farmers' Union|{{color|#9DC209|LZS}}]]/[[Christian Democratic Union (Latvia)|{{color|#FF8C00|KDS}}]]
|[[Latvian National Independence Movement|{{color|#DC143C|LNNK}}]]/[[Latvian Green Party|{{color|#00563F|LZP}}]]
|[[National Harmony Party|{{color|#77353D|Harmony}}]]
|[[Socialist Party of Latvia|{{color|#FF0000|LSP}}]]
|}
=== [[:lv:7._Saeima|7th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#FF9F00; width:24%; color:white" |24
| style="background:#FCC200; width:21%; color:white" |21
| style="background:#DAA520; width:17%; color:white" |17
| style="background:#77353D; width:16%; color:white" |16
| style="background:#AB4E52; width:14%; color:white" |14
| style="background:#B0C4DE; width:8%; color:white" |8

|-
|[[People's Party (Latvia)|{{color|#800080|TP}}]]
|[[Latvian Way|{{color|#000000|Latvian Way}}]]
|[[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|{{color|#FCC200|For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK}}]]
|[[National Harmony Party|{{color|#77353D|Harmony}}]]
|[[Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party|{{color|#AB4E52|LSDSP}}]]
|[[New Party (Latvia)|{{color|#B0C4DE|JP}}]]
|}
=== [[:lv:8._Saeima|8th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#0033AA; width:26%; color:white" |26
| style="background:#0070B8; width:25%; color:white" |25
| style="background:#FF9F00; width:20%; color:white" |20
| style="background:#228B22; width:12%; color:white" |12
| style="background:#4B0082; width:10%; color:white" |10
| style="background:#DAA520; width:7%; color:white" |7
|-
|[[New Era Party|{{color|#0033AA|JL}}]]
|[[Latvian Russian Union|{{color|#0070B8|PCTVL}}]]
|[[People's Party (Latvia)|{{color|#800080|TP}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|[[Latvia's First Party|{{color|#4B0082|LPP}}]]
|[[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|{{color|#FCC200|For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK}}]]
|}
=== [[:lv:9._Saeima|9th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#FF9F00; width:23%; color:white" |23
| style="background:#228B22; width:18%; color:white" |18
| style="background:#0033AA; width:20%; color:white" |18
| style="background:#F08080; width:17%; color:white" |17
| style="background:#4B0082; width:10%; color:white" |10
| style="background:#DAA520; width:8%; color:white" |8
| style="background:#0070B8; width:6%; color:white" |6
|-
|[[People's Party (Latvia)|{{color|#800080|TP}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|[[New Era Party|{{color|#0033AA|JL}}]]
|[[Harmony Centre|{{color|#F08080|Harmony}}]]
|[[Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way|{{color|#4B0082|LPP/LC}}]]
|[[For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK|{{color|#FCC200|For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK}}]]
|[[Latvian Russian Union|{{color|#0070B8|PCTVL}}]]
|}
=== [[:lv:10._Saeima|10th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#9ACD32; width:33%; color:white" |33
| style="background:#F08080; width:29%; color:white" |29
| style="background:#228B22; width:22%; color:white" |22
| style="background:#DAA520; width:8%; color:white" |8
| style="background:#8B0000; width:8%; color:white" |8
|-
|[[Unity (Latvia)|{{color|#9ACD32|Unity}}]]
|[[Harmony Centre|{{color|#F08080|Harmony}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|[[National Alliance (Latvia)|{{color|#DAA520|NA}}]]
|[[For a Good Latvia|{{color|#8B0000|(AŠ)²}}]]
|}
=== [[:lv:11._Saeima|11th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#F08080; width:31%; color:white" |31
| style="background:#00B7EB; width:22%; color:white" |22
| style="background:#9ACD32; width:20%; color:white" |20
| style="background:#DAA520; width:14%; color:white" |14
| style="background:#228B22; width:13%; color:white" |13
|-
|[[Harmony Centre|{{color|#F08080|Harmony}}]]
|[[Reform Party (Latvia)|{{color|#00B7EB|Reform}}]]
|[[Unity (Latvia)|{{color|#9ACD32|Unity}}]]
|[[National Alliance (Latvia)|{{color|#DAA520|NA}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|}
=== [[:lv:12._Saeima|12th Saeima]] ===
{| style="width:70%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
| style="background:#E60026; width:24%; color:white" |24
| style="background:#9ACD32; width:23%; color:white" |23
| style="background:#228B22; width:21%; color:white" |21
| style="background:#DAA520; width:17%; color:white" |17
| style="background:#000080; width:8%; color:white" |8
| style="background:#DA2C43; width:7%; color:white" |7
|-
|[[Social Democratic Party "Harmony"|{{color|#E60026|Harmony}}]]
|[[Unity (Latvia)|{{color|#9ACD32|Unity}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|[[National Alliance (Latvia)|{{color|#DAA520|NA}}]]
|[[Latvian Association of Regions|{{color|#000080|LRA}}]]
|[[Awakening (political party)|{{color|#DA2C43|NSL}}]]
|}
=== [[Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia|13th Saeima]] ===
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|[[Social Democratic Party "Harmony"|{{color|#E60026|Harmony}}]]
|[[For a Humane Latvia|{{color|#A52A2A|KPV}}]]
|[[The Conservatives (Latvia)|{{color|#002E63|JKP}}]]
|[[Development/For!|{{color|#000000|AP!}}]]
|[[National Alliance (Latvia)|{{color|#DAA520|NA}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|[[New Unity|{{color|#8FD400|JV}}]]
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=== [[Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia|14th Saeima]] ===
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|[[New Unity|{{color|#8FD400|JV}}]]
|[[Union of Greens and Farmers|{{color|#228B22|ZZS}}]]
|[[United List (Latvia)|{{color|#FFAE42|AS}}]]
|[[National Alliance (Latvia)|{{color|#DAA520|NA}}]]
|[[For Stability!|{{color|#FF8F00|ST!}}]]
|[[The Progressives (Latvia)|{{color|#FF4500|PRO}}]]
|[[Latvia First |{{color|#800020|LPV}}]]
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Deputies of the Saeima|Category:Deputies of the Saeima]]
*[[Deputies of the Saeima]]
*[[List of Deputy Speakers of the Saeima]]
*[[People's Council of Latvia]] – provisional parliament from 1918–1920
*[[Constitutional Assembly of Latvia]] – consented to the [[Satversme]] in 1922

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.saeima.lv/en/ Latvijas Republikas Saeima]
*[https://www.cvk.lv/en Central Election Commission of Latvia]

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