Saeima
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Saeima is the unicameral national parliament of Latvia, responsible for making laws, approving the government, and overseeing state affairs.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1st Saeima
this entity surface form:
parliament of independent Latvia