Countries / Europe
LVA
Elections in Latvia
parliamentary republic
Next election
Latvian parliamentary election - 3 October 2026
ES
Evika Siliņa live
Head of government - Reform Party
In office since
15 September 2023
Party
Reform Party
Head of state
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Region
Europe
Next election
Latvian parliamentary election
3 October 2026
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Riga
Population
1 856 932
Country facts
Legislature
Saeima
Established
1918
Currency
euro
Official language
Latvian
Capital
Riga
Region
Europe
Area
62,226 km2
Election history
1 October 2022parliamentary
Latvian parliamentary election
turnout 59.4%
29 May 2019presidential
Latvian presidential election
won: Egils Levits
7 October 2018parliamentary
Latvian parliamentary election
turnout 54.6%
3 June 2015presidential
Latvian presidential election
won: Raimonds Vējonis
4 October 2014parliamentary
Latvian parliamentary election
turnout 58.9%
17 September 2011parliamentary
Latvian parliamentary election
turnout 59.4%
2 June 2011presidential
Latvian presidential election
won: Andris Bērziņš
2 October 2010parliamentary
Latvian parliamentary election
turnout 63.0%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2023 - Krišjānis Kariņš Evika Siliņa
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Māris Kučinskis Krišjānis Kariņš
peaceful - no coup recorded
2016 - Laimdota Straujuma Māris Kučinskis
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.