2019 Latvian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 29 May 2019.

2019 Latvian presidential election
May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29)
 
Candidate Egils Levits Didzis Šmits
Electoral vote 61 24
President of Latvia before election

Raimonds Vējonis

 Elected President of Latvia

Egils Levits

Latvia
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Voting system

Before the first round of the presidential election, the political parties represented in the Saeima nominate their candidate.[1]

The president is elected in the first round if he receives the absolute majority of the deputies, i.e. 51 votes out of 100.[1]

In case of failure, a second round is organized with the same candidates and under the same conditions. If no one is elected, the two candidates who come first are qualified for a third round, and the one who receives 51 votes becomes President of Latvia. The president of the Saeima chairs the electoral college.[1]

In case of failure, the procedure is restarted.[1]

Elections
Candidates for the position of President of Latvia – Egils Levits, Juris Jansons and Didzis Šmits (from left to right)

Latvia's parliament elected former European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits as the Baltic country's next president on Wednesday, a largely ceremonial role that also brings with it limited political powers.

The results of the vote were as follows:[2][3]

  • Egils Levits – 61 votes
  • Didzis Šmits – 24 votes
  • Juris Jansons – 8 votes

Having received 61 votes, Levits began serving a four-year term starting on July 8, when incumbent president Raimonds Vējonis' term came to an end.[4]

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References
  1. "FACTBOX - Presidential Election Procedure In Latvia". UrduPoint. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  2. "Egils Levits elected as President of Latvia". Baltic News Network. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. "Saeima chooses Egils Levits as new State President". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  4. "Latvian parliament elects former judge Levits president". May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
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