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| | Saeima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The legal basis for the elections was the Law on the Elections of the Fifth Saeima adopted on October 20, 1992. | | | Saeima is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected in proportional elections, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of popular vote. | | | The Saeima reinstated the Satversme and the 1925 Law on the Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers, adopted the Citizenship Law and the Anti-Corruption Law, implemented local government reform, and ratified the agreement on the complete withdrawal of the Russian armed forces from Latvia. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeima
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| | Saeima, or by the President, the Prime Minister, or a Minister. | | | Saeima may remove judges from office against their will only in the cases provided for by law, based upon a decision of the Judicial Disciplinary Board or a judgment of the Court in a criminal case. | | | Saeima, by not less than a two thirds majority vote, determine a law to be urgent, the President may not request reconsideration of such law, it may not be submitted to national referendum, and the adopted law shall be proclaimed no later than the third day after the President has received it. |
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http://www.eunet.lv/VT/constitution.html
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| | Venice Commission - Commission de Venise |
| | After confirmation by the Saeima, the judge of the Constitutional Court shall swear before the President of State the oath prescribed in the Law "On Judicial Power". | | | This Law was adopted by the Saeima on June 5, 1996. | | | Three judges of the Constitutional Court shall be confirmed upon the recommendation of not less than ten members of the Saeima, two — upon the recommendation of the Cabinet of Ministers, but two judges of the Constitutional Court — upon the recommendation of the Plenum of the Supreme Court. |
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http://www.venice.coe.int/docs/1999/CDL(1999)062rev-e.asp
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| | Latvia Election Report [Complete Document] |
| | The President, elected by the Saeima, is the Head of State and appoints the Prime Minister, whose task it is to form the Cabinet of Ministers (Government). | | | Each of the eight parties elected to the Saeima in 1993, were asked to nominate a member to sit on the CEC, along with one Supreme Court justice. | | | The Saeima did this by allowing the eight parties elected in 1993 to nominate one member each to the CEC, in addition to the one representative from the Supreme Court. |
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http://www.hri.org/docs/inter/95-10-25.doc.html
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| | 1997 Human Rights Reports: Latvia |
| | The Saeima reelected President Guntis Ulmanis in a competitive election in June 1996. | | | Elections for the 100-seat Parliament (Saeima) held in the fall of 1995 and for municipal council elections in March were free and fair, but the election law barred some citizens from competing due to prior activity in pro-Soviet organizations or lack of fluency in the state language. | | | The popular mayor of Daugavpils, Aleksei Vidavskiy, had been charged in court with violating this provision, but was acquitted in February, a decision subsequently upheld in the Supreme Court in August. |
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http://www.usemb.se/human/human97/latvia.html
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| | The Emergence of an Authoritarian Regime in Latvia, 1932-1934 - Janis Rogainis |
| | He was to have the right to dissolve the legislative assembly and to force the resignation of the whole cabinet or a single minister. | | | This branch also exercised control over the executive in that the president was elected by the Saeima, and could be dismissed from office by two-thirds vote of all the deputies. | | | As the Saeima was dissolved, its powers and functions now reverted to the Council of Ministers until the reform of the constitution could be carried through. |
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http://www.lituanus.org/1971/71_3_03.htm
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| | Latvia and democracy in spectrezine |
| | Following the vote in the Saeima, Bekasovs announced his attention to challenge the decision at the Constitution Court as violating his rights to the freedom of speech. | | | In 1995, during the fifth parliament, the Saeima adopted an amendment to the 1991 law without having carried out any research and without justification, stipulating that in the basic schools of national minorities (which cover grades 1 to 9) Latvian had to be taught, while two additional subjects had to be taught in Latvian. | | | When numerous MEPs, and not just from the left, protested his removal, one right wing Latvian Observer, Juris Dobelis, wrote the following bizarre defence of his government’s anti-democratic action: |
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http://www.spectrezine.org/europe/Latvia.htm
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| | Law on the Saeima Elections |
| | Law on the Saeima Elections for the Fifth Saeima elections 1992 | | | To conduct the Saeima (Parliament of Latvia) elections, a Central Electoral Commission is to be formed which consists of eight voters. | | | The Central Electoral Commission is convened for its first meeting by the Supreme Council 'Presidium and elects a Commission Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Secretary. |
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http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/electjp/lv_el93.htm
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| | Law: Latvia |
| | Should the Saeima consent to an instigation of criminal prosecution against the Ombudsman, his/her powers shall be suspended until the moment the court judgement in the respective criminal case comes into force or the criminal case against the Ombudsman is closed. | | | Draft laws may be submitted to the Saeima by the President, the Cabinet or committees of the Saeima, by not less than five members of the Saeima, the Ombudsman, or, in accordance with the procedures and in the cases provided for in this Constitution, by one-tenth of the electorate." | | | (2) The Ombudsman shall have the right to report to the Saeima, parliamentary commissions, the President, the Cabinet of Ministers, institutions of state administration and international organisations on specific issues. |
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http://www.omineurope.info/uk/gesetz_latvia_uk.htm
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| | Address to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers |
| | Address to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers | | | Address to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia: On education policy concerning national minorities of the State in Latvia | | | Address to the Saeima (Parliament) and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia "On Education Policy of the State in Latvia Concerning National Minorities of Latvia" |
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http://www.civilsoc.org/resource/lashorcon.htm
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| | Latvijas Ceļš |
| | In respect to amendments or supplements to the norms of the Satversme (Constitution) of the Republic of Latvia the Saeima fraction and the members of the Cabinet of Ministers formulate their opinion only after the decision has been made in he congress or conference. | | | deputies of the Saeima fraction, members and parliamentary secretaries of the Cabinet of Ministers nominated by LW which are members of LW; | | | controls the fulfilment of the party program and the resolution by the fraction of the Saeima and the LW nominated members of the Cabinet of Ministers. |
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http://www.lc.lv/topicality/en/article.php?id=3669
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| | Central Europe Review - Latvian News Review |
| | The current Supreme Court justice was nominated to replace the besieged Jānis Skrastiņš, who resigned over pressures by the Saeima. | | | He could lose his Saeima mandate due to lustration policies. | | | Bērziņš spoke at several think tanks and organisations and held meetings with officials, such as Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott. |
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http://www.ce-review.org/00/10/latvianews10.html
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| | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Prime Minister and leaders of Saeima committees agree to work actively on ... |
| | According to Mr Elferts, the most important legislation for Latvia's move to the EU currently include the law on territorial planning, amendments to the Criminal Law, law on public administration, law on State Control, a series of laws on prevention of corruption and others. | | | Prime Minister and leaders of Saeima committees agree to work actively on harmonising law with EU requirements | | | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Prime Minister and leaders of Saeima committees agree to work actively on harmonising law with EU requirements (LETA) |
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http://www.am.gov.lv/en?id=434
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| | IPEX - Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange: The Latvian Saeima and the European Union |
| | Since then the role of the Saeima is formulated in the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No 286, from 03.06.2003. | | | General provisions – The Constitution (Satversme) and the Saeima Rules of procedure | | | At least twice a year, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia or a member of the Cabinet (authorised by the Prime Minister) reports to the Saeima on the Government's accomplishments and on intended future actions regarding EU matters. |
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http://www.ecprd.org/ipex/latvia_more.asp
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| | Latvia: Election Results |
| | LATVIA - Percentage of Votes for the Saeima | | | LATVIA - Number of Seats in the Saeima | | | For full details of the electoral system and results of all post-Communist elections see Richard Rose and Neil Munro Elections and Parties in New European Democracies, published by CQ press. |
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http://www.cspp.strath.ac.uk/latelec.html
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| | Latvia Parliament |
| | From 1998 Co-Chairperson and 1998-99 Vice-Chairperson of the Saeima Fracion of the New Party | | | Head of People’s Party Faction in the Saeima 2000-02, Deputy Head of People’s Party Faction in the Saeima and Member of the European Affairs Committee and Legal Affairs Committee 2002-04 |
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http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Latvia_Parliament.htm
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| | The Radio and Television Law were adopted by Saeima. | | | - The Radio and Television Law was adopted by Saeima. | | | - Was elected 1 member (Ansis Epners) of National Radio and Television Council by Saeima. |
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http://www.iclub.lv/alnis/actual.htm
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| | Kommentar Departements fuer Information und Presse Aussenministeriums Russlands zur Frage der Zeitung Iswestja“ nach ... |
| | Am 17.Mai hat Lettlands Ministerkabinett den Gesetzenwurf ueber die Ratifizierung der Rahmenkonvention des Europarates zum Schutz nationaler Minderheiten der Saeima zur Behandlung vorgelegt. | | | Auch mehrfache Aufforderungen der parlamentarischen Opposition, die Konvention ohne Vorbehalte zu ratifizieren, haben Lettlands Regierung und Saeima ausser Acht gelassen. | | | Unter diesen Umstaenden rechnet Moskau damit, dass Europarat, OSZE und die Europaeische Union Plaene des offiziellen Riga, die auf die weitere Verschlechterung der Lage der nichtlettischen Bevoelkerung Lettlands gerichtet sind, objektiv und prinzipiell beurteilen werden. |
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http://www.ln.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/sps/B2B46348F3696303C325700E003AA634
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