Parliamentary election in Latvia 2011

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Result (in%)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

28.4

20.8

18.8

13.9

12.2

2.4

3.5

SC ^a

ZRP

V

N / A

ZZS ^e

LPP / LC

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2010

 % p

 25th

 20th

 15th

 10

   5

   0

  -5

-10

-15

+2.4

+20.8

-12.4

+6.2

-7.5

-5.3

-4.2

SC ^a

ZRP

V

N / A

ZZS ^e

LPP / LC

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^a Electoral alliance of SDPS and LSP

^e Party alliance from LZS and LZP

Distribution of seats

     

A total of 100 seats

• SC : 31
• ZZS : 13
• ZRP : 22
• V : 20
• NA : 14

The 2011 parliamentary elections in Latvia took place on September 17, 2011. It was the election of the 11th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia .

prehistory

It was the first early election in the history of Latvia. Valdis Zatlers , the then President of Latvia, applied to the Constitutional Court on May 28, 2011 for a referendum on the dissolution of the Saeima. On July 23, around 95 percent of voters approved this (turnout: 44.73%).

Electoral system

100 seats in the Latvian parliament were redefined. The legislative period was four years. There was a five percent threshold . The election was based on proportional representation .

All Latvian citizens aged 18 and over were eligible to vote. In order to be able to vote, those entitled to vote had to be entered in the national electoral roll.

The polling stations were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Latvians abroad were able to cast their votes in 39 different countries with a total of 77 available polling stations.

Election result

Regional election winners and seats

The Saskaņas Centrs , which was mainly elected by the Russian-speaking population, became the strongest party for the first time. Of the so-called oligarchic parties, only the ZZS alliance overcame the 5% hurdle.

Result of the parliamentary elections in Latvia 2011

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Center of Harmony (SC) (1)	259.930	28.4	+2.4	31	+2
	Zatler's Reform Party (ZRP)	190,856	20.8	New	22nd	New
	Unity (V)	172,563	18.8	−12.4	20th	−13
	National Alliance VL-TB / LNNK (NA)	127.208	13.9	+6.2	14th	+6
	Alliance of Greens and Peasants (ZZS) (2)	111,957	12.2	−7.5	13	−9
	Šleser's Reform Party (LPP / LC)	22,131	2.4	−5.3	0	−8
	For Human Rights in United Latvia (PCTVL)	7.109	0.8	−0.6	0	± 0
	Last party (PP)	4,471	0.5	−0.4	0	± 0
	For a Presidential Republic (PPR)	2,881	0.3	−0.4	0	± 0
	People's Control (TK)	2,573	0.3	−0.1	0	± 0
	Latvian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDSP)	2,531	0.3	−0.3	0	± 0
	Freedom. Free from fear, hate and anger (BBBND)	2.011	0.2	New	0	New
	Christian Democratic Union (KDS)	1.993	0.2	−0.2	0	± 0
total		908.214	100.0	-	100	-
Valid votes		908.214	99.0	+1.3
Invalid votes		9,499	1.0	−1.3
voter turnout		917.713	59.5	−3.6
Non-voters		624,987	40.5	+3.6
Eligible voters		1,542,700
(1) Electoral alliance of SDPS and LSP
(2) Party alliance from LZS and LZP
Source: Central Electoral Commission

Government formation

Political scientists saw two options for forming a government as likely: a center-left coalition of ZRP , Vienotība and Saska Sas Centrs or a center-right coalition of ZRP , Vienotība and the National Alliance . On October 10, after lengthy negotiations, the latter three parties signed a coalition agreement. The governing coalition was called into question on October 16 when 6 MPs left the ZRP. The ability to govern was then established through individual contracts of the three coalition parties with these 6 members. On October 17th, exactly one month after the election, the 11th Saeima met for the first time. On October 25, Dombrovski's III cabinet was confirmed with 57 votes.

Web links

• Central Electoral Commission Official website (Latvian, English, Russian)
• Official website of the Latvian Parliament - Saeima (Latvian, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official election results 2011 Central Election Commission (Latvian)
2. ^ Deutsche Welle , July 24, 2011: Latvians vote for new elections .
3. ↑ vienotiba-zrp-un-vl-tblnnk-paraksta-reformu-un-tiesiskuma-koalicijas-vienosanos