Go to mediabankVoting in the parliamentary elections in Latvia. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 2Following the results of the elections, seven parties enter the Parliament of Latvia, which managed to overcome the five percent barrier, the party of the Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks Attīstībai/Par! processing of votes of 100% of polling stations. By 21.00 (coincides with Moscow time) on October 2, the data of all 1055 polling stations were processed. The New Unity party of the incumbent Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins gained 18.97% and will receive 26 seats in the Seimas. The Union of Greens and Peasants, which was not part of the ruling coalition in the 2018 elections, gained 12.44% and will receive 16 seats. The results of the other parties that overcame the 5% barrier: United List — 11.01% and 15 seats, National Association — 9.29% and 13 seats, Stabilitātei! — 6.80% and 11 places, «Latvia in first place» — 6.24% and 9 places, «Progressive» — 6.16% and 10 places.
The Saeima of Latvia adopted a law on the transition of all education to the Latvian language Until the last moment, the party Attīstībai/Par!, Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks and ex-Minister of the Interior Maria Golubeva, also entered the Saeima, but the final result of the party was 4.97%. Pabriks on social networks admitted defeat in the elections even before all the votes were counted and said that his «active period in leadership positions in Latvian politics is over», he will continue to hold the position of Minister of Defense until the formation of a new government. The opposition party «Consent» is gaining 4.81% and does not go to the Sejm, the «Russian Union of Latvia» has 3.63%. In the last elections, «Consent» won 19.8% of the vote and became the largest party in parliament, winning 23 seats. The CEC reports that the final turnout, taking into account polling stations abroad, was 59.43%, 916,594 voters voted out of 1,542,407. Previously According to the exit poll, «New Unity» was predicted by 22.5% with a ten percent margin from the rest, the actual results of the exit poll data were not confirmed. Elections to the 14th Saeima are taking place in Latvia. The parliament in the country is unicameral and consists of 100 deputies. Voting takes place in five constituencies — Riga, Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Latgale and Zemgale. More than 1.5 million Latvian citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote. According to the CEC, 1,829 candidates are running for the Sejm on 19 party lists. According to the Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation, Maris Riekstins, there is one polling station in Russia in Moscow. Voting in Latvia ended at 20.00 (coincides with Moscow time) on October 1.
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