Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR

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The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR was the highest legislative body of Soviet Latvia, functioning as its nominal parliament during the period of Latvian incorporation into the USSR.

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Label Occurrences
Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament of a Soviet republic
supreme soviet
unicameral legislature
alignedWithIdeology Marxism–Leninism NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
continent Europe
convenedBy Communist Party leadership NERFINISHED
country Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
Soviet Union
deFactoControlledBy Communist Party of Latvia NERFINISHED
Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
dissolved 1990
1991
followedBy Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia NERFINISHED
governingParty Communist Party of Latvia NERFINISHED
governmentTypeContext one-party socialist state
hasCapital Riga NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Latvian
Russian
historicalPeriod Soviet era in Latvia
inception 1940
jurisdiction territory of the Latvian SSR
legalBasis Constitution of the Latvian SSR NERFINISHED
legislativeAuthority nominal
legislativeBodyFor Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
legislativeBranchOf government of the Latvian SSR
legislativeProcess rubber-stamp approval of Communist Party decisions
location Riga NERFINISHED
mainFunction adoption of laws of the Latvian SSR
approval of state plans and budgets
formal election of key state officials of the Latvian SSR
numberOfChambers 1
partOf political system of the Latvian SSR
political system of the Soviet Union
precededBy People’s Saeima NERFINISHED
region Baltic states NERFINISHED
relevantEvent Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940
restoration of independence of Latvia
replacedBy Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia NERFINISHED
seat Riga NERFINISHED
status defunct legislative body
subordinateTo Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
typeOfRepresentation indirect representation of Communist Party policy
votingSystem non-competitive elections
single-candidate elections

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Saeima replacedBy Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
Latvian SSR legislature Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR