2023 Latvian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Latvia on 31 May 2023.[1][2]

2023 Latvian presidential election
31 May 2023
President of Latvia before election

Egils Levits

 Elected President of Latvia

TBD

Background

Political scientist and historian Gatis Krūmiņš, believed the Latvian presidential election could cause friction in the Second Kariņš cabinet and potentially lead to its downfall due to disagreements on who should be the presidential candidate.[3]

Voting system

Before the first round of the presidential election, the political parties represented in the Saeima nominate their candidate.[4]

The president is elected in the first round if he receives the absolute majority of the deputies, i.e. 51 votes out of 100.[4]

In case of failure, another round is organized with the same candidates or different ones, and under the same conditions. If no one is elected, others rounds are held until a candidate receives 51 votes and becomes President of Latvia. The president of the Saeima chairs the electoral college.[4]

Politics of Latvia
Constitution
Government
Saeima
Elections
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
  • Ministers of Foreign Affairs

References
  1. "Latvia | Whitehouse Communications". whitehousecomms.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. "Valsts prezidenta vēlēšanas notiks 31. maijā; Levita pārvēlēšanas izredzes – vēl neskaidras" (in Latvian). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. "Political scientist: Kariņš could have longest and shortest governments in modern Latvian history". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. "FACTBOX - Presidential Election Procedure In Latvia". UrduPoint. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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