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	Saeima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia.
		Saeima is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected in proportional elections, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of popular vote.
		The Saeima reinstated the Satversme and the 1925 Law on the Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers, adopted the Citizenship Law and the Anti-Corruption Law, implemented local government reform, and ratified the agreement on the complete withdrawal of the Russian armed forces from Latvia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saeima (3146 words)

	THE CONSTITUTION OF
		Saeima may not be called to account by any judicial, administrative or disciplinary process in connection with their voting or their views as expressed during the execution of their duties.
		Saeima for decision as to whether the member shall continue to be held in detention or be released.
		Saeima, by not less than a two thirds majority vote, determine a law to be urgent, the President may not request reconsideration of such law, it may not be submitted to national referendum, and the adopted law shall be proclaimed no later than the third day after the President has received it.
	www.eunet.lv /VT/constitution.html (3963 words)

	Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Draft laws may be submitted to the Saeima by the President, the Cabinet or committees of the Saeima, by not less than five members of the Saeima, or, in accordance with the procedures and in the cases provided for in this Constitution, by one-tenth of the electorate.
		A law adopted by the Saeima and suspended pursuant to the procedures specified in Article seventy-two shall be repealed by national referendum if the number of voters is at least half of the number of electors as participated in the previous Saeima election and if the majority has voted for repeal of the law.
		Should the Saeima, by not less than a two thirds majority vote, determine a law to be urgent, the President may not request reconsideration of such law, it may not be submitted to national referendum, and the adopted law shall be proclaimed no later than the third day after the President has received it.
	www.mk.gov.lv /index.php/en?id=1245 (4318 words)

	Latvia and democracy in spectrezine
		Martijans Bekasovs, a member of the Saeima elected from Latvia’s Socialist Party, from the observer’s status in the European Parliament.
		Following the vote in the Saeima, Bekasovs announced his attention to challenge the decision at the Constitution Court as violating his rights to the freedom of speech.
		In 1995, during the fifth parliament, the Saeima adopted an amendment to the 1991 law without having carried out any research and without justification, stipulating that in the basic schools of national minorities (which cover grades 1 to 9) Latvian had to be taught, while two additional subjects had to be taught in Latvian.
	www.spectrezine.org /europe/Latvia.htm (2527 words)

	Venice Commission - Commission de Venise
		After confirmation by the Saeima, the judge of the Constitutional Court shall swear before the President of State the oath prescribed in the Law "On Judicial Power".
		If the Saeima has agreed to criminal prosecution of a judge of the Constitutional Court, the authority of this judge shall be suspended until the time the verdict in the relevant case comes into legal effect or the relevant criminal case is dismissed.
		He/she may not be a member of the Saeima or the Dome (Council) of a municipality.
	www.venice.coe.int /docs/1999/CDL(1999)062rev-e.asp (4869 words)

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		A report shall be presented by the Board at the next sitting of the Saeima, whereupon the Saeima shall decide as to whether the member shall be retained under arrest or liberated.
		Saeima, the President of the State shall be entitled to ask, by means of explanatory letter addressed to the President of the Saeima, for the revision of that law.
		Should the Saeima adopt the urgency of a law with a majority of not less than two‑thirds, the President of the State may not demand a second examination of the law; it may not be submitted to a referendum and shall be promulgated within three days of its transmission to the President.
	www.uta.edu /cpsees/LATCON.htm (3900 words)

	The Emergence of an Authoritarian Regime in Latvia, 1932-1934 - Janis Rogainis
		The reaction in the press and in the Saeima to the new government was that now the Farmers Union would seek to alter the constitution by force.
		Faced with a watered down reform which was bound to encounter strong resistance in the Saeima, Ulmanis had two alternatives: either to submit the original reform proposal to a referendum as his party congress had stipulated, or change the constitution by force.
		As the Saeima was dissolved, its powers and functions now reverted to the Council of Ministers until the reform of the constitution could be carried through.
	www.lituanus.org /1971/71_3_03.htm (6828 words)

	1997 Human Rights Reports: Latvia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elections for the 100-seat Parliament (Saeima) held in the fall of 1995 and for municipal council elections in March were free and fair, but the election law barred some citizens from competing due to prior activity in pro-Soviet organizations or lack of fluency in the state language.
		Among key positive developments were the Saeima's ratification in June of the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; and its passage in July of the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
		According to the committee chairman, the draft is to be submitted to the Saeima for a second vote early in 1998, after which it is to be returned to the committee for additional work before a final Saeima vote later in the year.
	www.usemb.se /human/human97/latvia.html (6914 words)

	Latvia Election Report [Complete Document] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The President, elected by the Saeima, is the Head of State and appoints the Prime Minister, whose task it is to form the Cabinet of Ministers (Government).
		In the elections to the Saeima on 5-6 June 1993, the status of the Soviet-era immigrants was one of the main issues, along with Soviet troop withdrawal and economic reforms.
		The Mandate Committee of the Saeima, in charge of investigating members of Parliament, was involved in investigating candidates, who were not sitting in the legislature.
	www.hri.org /docs/inter/95-10-25.doc.html (5509 words)

	Comparative Lessons - Sample Lesson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If in the referendum the dissolution of the Saeima is opposed by more than one-half of the votes cast, the President of State shall be regarded as dismissed and the Saeima shall elect a new President of State for the remaining period of office of the President who has been dismissed.
		On the motion of not less than one-half of the members of the Saeima, the Saeima, at the sitting to which the public is not admitted, may decide by a majority vote of not less than two-thirds of their number, to dismiss the President of State.
		Should the Saeima determine the urgency of a law with a majority of not less than two-thirds, the President of State may not demand a second review of the law; it may not be submitted to a referendum and shall be promulgated within three days after the President has received the adopted law.
	www.civiced.org /compless_sample.html (3016 words)

	Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (Satversme)
		The members of the Saeima shall be exempt from judicial, administrative and disciplinary prosecution, in connection with their voting and with ideas expressed in the fulfillment of their duties.
		Draft laws may be submitted to the Saeima by the President of State, the Cabinet of Ministers, the committees of the Saeima, no less than five members of the Saeima or, in cases and in the procedure provided for in this Constitution, by one-tenth of the electors.
		A law adopted by the Saeima and suspended in the procedure set forth in Article 72, may be annulled by a referendum, if the number of participating electors is at least one-half of those who participated in the previous Saeima elections and if the majority has voted for the annulment of the law.
	www.humanrights.lv /doc/latlik/satver~1.htm (4066 words)

	Law on the Saeima Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To conduct the Saeima (Parliament of Latvia) elections, a Central Electoral Commission is to be formed which consists of eight voters.
		The central Electoral Commission determines the number of deputies to be elected from each electoral region in proportion to the number of voters in that region as of the day that the Fifth Saeima elections are proclaimed, as ascertained by the Citizenship and Immigration Department in accordance with the Republic of Latvia Resident Registry data.
		If the elected Saeima deputy has died; declined or, for some other reason, has lost his/her mandate, then the next candidate from the same candidate list from which the previously elected deputy was elected, takes over his/her seat.
	www2.essex.ac.uk /elect/electjp/lv_el93.htm (4188 words)

	IPEX - Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange: The Latvian Saeima and the European Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All political factions of the Saeima should be represented in the EAC.
		The composition of the EAC is proportional to the representation of political parties in the Saeima itself.
		Since then the role of the Saeima is formulated in the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No 286, from 03.06.2003.
	www.ecprd.org /ipex/latvia_more.asp (764 words)

	Latvijas Ceļš (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Chairman of the LW, the Deputy Chairman or the Chairman of the Saeima fraction:
		During the absence of the Chairman of LW and the Vice Chairman the Chairman of he Fraction of the Saeima fulfils the duties of the party chairman.
		The composition of the members of conference of the union of regional groups and branches are in accordance with the territorial division of the Saeima election.
	www.lc.lv /topicality/en/article.php?id=3669 (3168 words)

	Latvijas Valsts prezidenta kanceleja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the division of Latvia into separate electoral districts, provision for the number of representatives to the Saeima to be elected from each district shall be proportional to the number of electors in each district.
		The Saeima shall elect a Presidium which shall be composed of a Chairperson, two Deputies and Secretaries.
		Within seven days of the adoption of a law by the Saeima, the President, by means of a written and reasoned request to the Chairperson of the Saeima, may require that a law be reconsidered.
	www.president.lv /index.php?pid=2221 (4035 words)

	Law: Latvia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Should the Saeima consent to an instigation of criminal prosecution against the Ombudsman, his/her powers shall be suspended until the moment the court judgement in the respective criminal case comes into force or the criminal case against the Ombudsman is closed.
		Draft laws may be submitted to the Saeima by the President, the Cabinet or committees of the Saeima, by not less than five members of the Saeima, the Ombudsman, or, in accordance with the procedures and in the cases provided for in this Constitution, by one-tenth of the electorate."
		Amendments will also be necessary in the Rules of Procedure of the Saeima and Article 17of the Law on the Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers in order to bring them in line with paragraph 8 of the first part of article 14.
	www.omineurope.info /uk/gesetz_latvia_uk.htm (3412 words)

	Constitutional Court Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Three judges of the Constitutional Court shall be affirmed upon the recommendation of not less than ten members of the Saeima, two - upon the recommendation of the Cabinet of Ministers, but two judges of the Constitutional Court - upon the recommendation of the Plenum of the Supreme Court.
		In those events when the application is submitted by no less than twenty Saeima deputies the expiration of deputy's authority for one or several from among them does not prohibit to perform procedural activities connected with the application.
		He/she may not be a member of the Saeima or the Dome (Council) of a local government.
	www.humanrights.lv /doc/latlik/satvties.htm (6797 words)

	Saeima Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	Address to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers
		Address to the Saeima (Parliament) and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia "On Education Policy of the State in Latvia Concerning National Minorities of Latvia"
		Address to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia: On education policy concerning national minorities of the State in Latvia
		Address to the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia: On guarantees for education in mother tongue
	www.civilsoc.org /resource/lashorcon.htm (1822 words)

	Central Europe Review - Latvian News Review
		The Saeima banned beauty pageants involving minors under the age of 18.
		This comes in the wake of the paedophilia scandal, but opponents are angry that the Saeima is not dealing with the problem and this could ruin the careers for many models.
		The Latvian Embassy in Moscow was vandalised and damaged by a group of youths, who are believed to be part of an ultra-radical group.
	www.ce-review.org /00/10/latvianews10.html (493 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Prime Minister and leaders of Saeima committees agree to work actively on ...
		During Prime Minister Mr Andris Berzins' regular meeting with representatives of the government and the leaders of Saeima committees, an agreement was reached on activating efforts in harmonising Latvia's legislation with the European Union's requirements.
		Mr Berzins and representatives of Saeima committees hold meetings every first or second week of the parliament's sessions in order to evaluate Latvia's progress in harmonising legislation with the EU requirements and agree on further goals, Prime Minister's adviser for Saeima affairs Mr Peteris Elferts told LETA.
		One-and-a-half sessions of Saeima remain until a new parliament is elected, key tasks are connected with preparation for the European Commission's next progress report.
	www.am.gov.lv /en?id=434 (236 words)

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		The Radio and Television Law were adopted by Saeima.
		- Was elected the second team of members for National Radio and Television Council by Saeima.
		- The Radio and Television Law was adopted by Saeima.
	www.iclub.lv /alnis/actual.htm (1707 words)

	Saeima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Saeima is elected in proportional elections, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of popular vote.
		Sejm - the name of the lower house of parliament in Poland.
		[http://web.cvk.lv/pub/?doc_id=27956 Central Election Committee] - results of Saeima elections, starting from 1993.
	www.infothis.com /find/Saeima (136 words)

	Latvia: Election Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For full details of the electoral system and results of all post-Communist elections see Richard Rose and Neil Munro Elections and Parties in New European Democracies, published by CQ press.
		LATVIA - Percentage of Votes for the Saeima
		LATVIA - Number of Seats in the Saeima
	www.cspp.strath.ac.uk /latelec.html (46 words)

	Kommentar Departements fuer Information und Presse Aussenministeriums Russlands zur Frage der Zeitung Iswestja“ nach ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Darin geht es um das Recht, mit Behoerden in den Regionen, wo nationale Minderheiten konzentriert sind, in ihrer Muttersprache zu sprechen sowie die Muttersprache in geografischen Namen anzuwenden.
		Lettische Parlamentarier wollen eine beschnittene Fassung der Rahmenkonvention des Europarates zum Schutz nationaler Minderheiten annehmen und somit die nationale Minderheiten diskriminierenden Normen in der Gesetzgebung der Lettischen Republik wohl fuer ewig“ festzuhalten.
		Unter diesen Umstaenden rechnet Moskau damit, dass Europarat, OSZE und die Europaeische Union Plaene des offiziellen Riga, die auf die weitere Verschlechterung der Lage der nichtlettischen Bevoelkerung Lettlands gerichtet sind, objektiv und prinzipiell beurteilen werden.
	www.ln.mid.ru /brp_4.nsf/sps/B2B46348F3696303C325700E003AA634 (273 words)

	Saeima (Parlament) of Republic of LATVIA Governemental institution Riga, Latvia - network explorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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