Speaker

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The Speaker is the presiding officer and principal representative of the Saeima, Latvia’s national parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
presiding officer
alsoKnownAs Chairperson of the Saeima
Speaker of Parliament of Latvia
appointedBy Saeima NERFINISHED
belongsToBody Saeima NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Latvia
country Latvia
electedBy members of the Saeima
electionMethod election by parliament
governmentalLevel national
hasAuthorityOver granting the floor to members during debates
parliamentary agenda in plenary sittings
procedural rulings in the Saeima
hasRole chairing plenary sittings of the Saeima
ensuring observance of Saeima rules of procedure
maintaining order during parliamentary debates
organising the work of the Saeima plenary
representing the Saeima in international parliamentary relations
representing the Saeima in relations with other state institutions
inception 1922
isDefinedIn Latvian constitutional framework
isHigherRankThan Deputy Speaker of the Saeima
isKeyPositionIn Latvian parliamentary system
isPartOf political system of Latvia
isPresidingOfficerOf Saeima NERFINISHED
isPrincipalRepresentativeOf Saeima NERFINISHED
isSecondChamberSpeaker false
jurisdiction Republic of Latvia NERFINISHED
legalSystem constitutional law of Latvia
locationOfSeat Riga NERFINISHED
locationOfSeatCountry Latvia NERFINISHED
mayHaveDeputy Deputy Speaker of the Saeima NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Saeimas priekšsēdētājs
nativeLabelLanguage Latvian
officeHoldersAreUsually members of the Saeima
officeHoldersMustBe elected members of parliament
officeType parliamentary speaker
precededBy Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia
presidesOver Saeima NERFINISHED
represents Saeima as an institution
Saeima in ceremonial functions
residenceCountry Latvia NERFINISHED
seat Saeima building, Riga NERFINISHED

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Saeima presidingOfficerTitle Speaker