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The Latvian government is a parliamentary republic where citizens elect representatives to the supreme governing body. It guarantees equal rights to all nationalities and ethnic groups. The president, Raimonds Vejonis, was elected in 2015 and the prime minister, Maris Kucinskis, was elected in 2016. Latvia gained independence in 1991 after being occupied by Russia and Germany during the 1800s and 1900s.

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The Latvian government is a parliamentary republic where citizens elect representatives to the supreme governing body. It guarantees equal rights to all nationalities and ethnic groups. The president, Raimonds Vejonis, was elected in 2015 and the prime minister, Maris Kucinskis, was elected in 2016. Latvia gained independence in 1991 after being occupied by Russia and Germany during the 1800s and 1900s.

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Government System of

Latvia

Latvian
President The Latvian government is a parliamentary republic which is a system
Raimonds in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect
Vejonis people to represent them. It is similar to a democracy.

Saeima Since Latvias independence


After Latvias independence on May 4th, 1990, the Supreme Council passed a law on March 19th,
The Saeima is the 1991 that says equal rights to all nationalities and ethnic groups and guarantees to all
parliament if the Republic permanent residents in the Republic regardless of their nationality, equal rights to work and
of Latvia. It consists of 100 wages.
members. They are elected
by proportional Main Powers
representation, with seats
Raimonds Vejonis
assigned to political parties.
The president of Latvia was elected in June 2015. He was previously in a position as a defense
Election are held every 4 minister and he was seen as an advantage in dealing with military and political tension with
years. The president can Russia.
dismiss the Saeima and
Maris Kucinskis
request early elections. The
Latvias prime minister was elected in February of 2016 after being nominated by the president to
current speaker of the replace Laimdota Straujuma, who resigned.
Saeima is Inara Murniece.
History
In the 1800s Latvia was ruled by the Russians. Latvia went to war for their independence in 1917,
but are taken over by the Russian and German armies. They were incorporated into the Soviet
Union in 1940 and a year later the Nazis invade and kill over 75,000 Latvians. in 1991 Latvia
finally gains their independence and in 2004 join the European Union and Nato (Latvia country
profile).
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Latvia country profile. (2017, February 02). Retrieved March 28, 2017, from
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17522134

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