Latvia saa ensimmäisen avoimesti homoseksuaalisen presidentin
If the president resigns from office, dies or is removed from office before their term has ended in such cases, the chairperson of the Saeima assumes the duties of the president until the Saeima has elected a new president. Similarly, the chairperson of the Saeima assumes the duties of the president if the latter is away from Latvia or is unable to fulfil the duties of the office or any other reason.
The Saeima elects the president for a term of four years (Article 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia). The same person must not hold office as president for more than eight consecutive years.
At the first sitting of the Saeima held after the election of the president, the president, on assuming office, shall take the following solemn oath: “I swear that all of my work will be dedicated to the welfare of the people of Latvia. I will do everything in my power to promote the prosperity of the Republic of Latvia and all who live here. I will hold sacred and will observe the Constitution of Latvia and the laws of the State. I will act justly towards all and will fulfil my duties conscientiously.”
Presidentti Stubb keskusteli Latvian presidentti Rinkēvičsin kanssa
dgar Rinkevics vannoi lauantaina 8. heinäkuuta presidentinvalan ja aloitti toimensa Latvian valtion päämiehenä. Latviassa presidentin rooli on lähinnä seremoniallinen, mutta hänellä on edelleen esimerkiksi veto-oikeus. Asiasta uutisoi .
If no one is elected in the first round, another round is organized with the same candidates or different ones, and under the same requirements to receive an absolute majority of votes. If no one is still elected after the second round, additional rounds are held minus the least voted candidate in the previous one, until a candidate receives 51 votes and becomes President of Latvia. The president of the Saeima chairs the electoral college.
Latvian presidentin valitsevat päättäjät, ja rooli on pitkälti seremoniallinen. Latvian satahenkisessä parlamentissa saeimassa Rinkevicsin valintaa puolsi ratkaisevalla kolmannella kierroksella 52 edustajaa.
Ennen valintaansa presidentiksi Rinkevics on toiminut maan ulkoministerinä vuodesta 2011 asti. Kahdentoista vuoden ministerinura on Latvian historian pisin ulkoministerinä.
Latvian presidentti: Olen erittäin huolissani tiedoista
Presidentti Niinistö vastaanotti Latvian presidentti Edgars Rinkēvičsin työvierailulle Suomeen torstaina 28. syyskuuta 2023. Kuva: Matti Porre/Tasavallan presidentin kanslia
Latvian presidentti: Olen erittäin huolissani tiedoista ..
Kyseessä oli Latvian presidentti Rinkēvičsin ensimmäinen vierailu Suomeen. Latvian edellinen presidentti Egils Levits teki työvierailun Suomeen vuonna 2019. Presidentti Niinistö vieraili edellisen kerran Latviassa JEF-maiden päämieskokouksessa joulukuussa 2022.
Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian uusi presidentti
Latvian presidentti on , jonka tehtävä on ensisijaisesti seremoniallinen. Nykyinen presidentti on vuonna 2023 virkaan astunut . Presidentti on muun muassa valtion päämies ja asevoimien ylipäällikkö. Latviassa presidenttiä ei valita suoralla kansanvaalilla, vaan hänet valitsee parlamentti eli neljän vuoden virkakaudelle, joita voi olla korkeintaan kaksi peräkkäin. Ennen vuotta 1997 kauden pituus oli vain kolme vuotta. Presidentin tulee olla ja vähintään 40-vuotias.
Latvia sai avoimesti gayn presidentin
The establishment of the institution of the president of Latvia was envisioned by the (Constitution) of the Republic of Latvia adopted by the on 15 February 1922. Before the Satversme took effect, there was no separate office of President of Latvia. The Chairperson of the Parliament undertook the duties of the head of state.
Tasavallan presidentti Tarja Halosen puhe Latvian ..
According to the first provisional constitution, the Political Platform of the adopted on 17 November 1918 (: ), its Chairman assumed the functions of the head of state from the day the Republic of Latvia was proclaimed until the day of the convention of the Constitutional Assembly. The second provisional constitution, the Provisional Regulations on the Political System of the Republic of Latvia of 1 June 1920 (), set forth that Čakste, as the president of the Constitutional Assembly, fulfilled the functions of the head of state until the Satversme took legal effect and the (Parliament) convened. This was also confirmed by the Law on the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia of 20 June 1922 ().
Sauli Niinistö tapasi Latvian presidentin: Venäjä reagoi
On 14 November 1922, the 1st convocation of the Saeima Čakste as president of the Republic of Latvia, delivering his oath of office during on 18 November. Čakste was as president by the 2nd Saeima on 6 November 1925, with him repeating his oath on November 8.