Fifth Saeima of Latvia

Parliament of Latvia 1993–1995

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Fifth Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

5\. Latvijas Republikas Saeima

History
Preceded by| Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
Succeeded by| 6th Saeima
Leadership

Speaker of the Saeima

Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Structure

Politics of Latvia

Constitution

* President

Edgars Rinkēvičs

Government

* Prime Minister

Evika Siliņa
* Cabinet

Siliņa

Saeima

* Speaker

Edvards Smiltēns
* Dissolution

Elections

* Recent elections

* Saeima: 2018
* 2022
* next

* Presidential: 2015
* 2019
* 2023

* European: 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Political parties

* JV
* ZZS
* AS
* NA
* ST!
* LPV
* PRO

Administrative divisions

* Planning regions

Foreign relations

* Ministers of foreign affairs

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History of Latvia

Prehistory

* Kunda culture
* Narva culture
* Corded Ware culture
* Amber Road / Aesti
* Baltic Finns (Livonians, Vends)
* Balts
* Latgalians
* Curonians
* Selonians
* Semigallians

Middle Ages

* Principality of Jersika
* Principality of Koknese
* Tālava
* Livonian Crusade
* Livonian Brothers of the Sword
* Livonian Order
* Archbishopric of Riga
* Bishopric of Courland
* Terra Mariana
* Baltic Germans

Early modern period

* Livonian War
* Kingdom of Livonia
* Duchy of Livonia
* Inflanty Voivodeship
* Swedish Livonia
* Polish–Swedish Wars (1600–1629)
* Second Northern War
* Great Northern War
* Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
* Couronian colonization

National Awakening

* Governorate of Livonia
* Courland Governorate
* Vitebsk Governorate
* The First Latvian National Awakening
* New Current

Modern Latvia

* Latvian Riflemen
* German occupation
* United Baltic Duchy
* Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
* War of Independence
* 1934 Latvian coup d'état
* 1940 Soviet occupation
* Nazi occupation
* The Holocaust in Latvia
* 1944 Soviet re-occupation
* Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Popular Front of Latvia
* Singing Revolution
* Restoration of Independence
* 2008 Latvian financial crisis

Chronology
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Fifth Saeima of Latvia was the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia in the period from July 6, 1993 to November 6, 1995. It was the first Latvian Saeima since 1934, when the 4th Saeima ended. Until the 5th Saeima, the country was governed by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia.

## Elections and Parties

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The 5th Saeima elections took place on June 5 and 6, 1993. 23 political parties took part in the elections. 1,118,316 voters had voted, representing 89.9% of 1,243,956 eligible voters. The following 8 parties overcame the 4% barrier and entered the Saeima:

* Latvian Way – 36 seats
* Latvian National Independence Movement – 15 seats
* National Harmony Party – 13 places
* Latvian Farmers' Union – 12 seats
* Equal Rights – 7 seats
* For Fatherland and Freedom – 6 places
* Union of Christian Democrats – 6 seats
* Democratic Center Party – 5 seats

## Activities of the 5th Saeima

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The Speaker of the 5th Saeima was Anatolijs Gorbunovs (Latvian Way). There were 15 commissions in the Saeima, as well as several sub-commissions and investigation commissions. 137 meetings were held in the Saeima, in which 839 laws were reviewed, the Satversme was renewed, the Law of 1925 "On the Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers" was adopted, the Citizenship Law, the Corruption Prevention Law were adopted, local government reform was passed, and an agreement on complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was concluded.[1]

During the 5th Saeima, the Cabinet of Ministers of Birkavs and the Cabinet of Ministers of Gailis.

## References

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1. ^ "Latvijas Republikas Saeima". 2008-06-18. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2021-03-23.

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