Saeima

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Saeima is the unicameral national parliament of Latvia, responsible for making laws, approving the government, and overseeing state affairs.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
1st Saeima 1
parliament of independent Latvia 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
unicameral parliament
budgetaryPower adopts state budget
canAmend Satversme NERFINISHED
canElect President of Latvia NERFINISHED
canPass constitutional laws
canRemove President of Latvia NERFINISHED
country Latvia
electoralSystem open-list proportional representation
electorateIncludes Latvian citizens aged 18 or over
established 1922
hasCommitteeType ad hoc committees
standing committees
hasElectoralThreshold 5 percent
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.saeima.lv
hasPower initiate referendums under certain conditions
vote of no confidence in the government
hasPredecessorName Saeima self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Saeima
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Saeima
hasSuccessiveConvocations numbered Saeima convocations (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
isMemberOf Baltic Assembly
isUnicameral true
languageOfProceedings Latvian
legalBasis Satversme of Latvia
legislativeBodyFor Republic of Latvia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Riga NERFINISHED
locatedInBuilding Saeima building
meetsIn Old Riga
meetsInSessionType extraordinary sessions
regular sessions
membersElectedBy proportional representation
numberOfMembers 100
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
primaryFunction adoption of the state budget
approving the government
lawmaking
oversight of the executive
ratification of international treaties
replaced People's Council of Latvia
replacedBy Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
restoredAs Saeima self-linksurface differs
surface form: parliament of independent Latvia
securityRole approves participation of Latvian armed forces in international operations
supervises Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
usesConstitution Satversme
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Saeima hasPredecessorName Saeima self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Saeima
Latvia legislature Saeima
Saeima restoredAs Saeima self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: parliament of independent Latvia