Английская Википедия:Central Election Commission (Latvia)

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Шаблон:Infobox government agency Central Election Commission (Шаблон:Lang-lv, abbreviated CVK) is the commission responsible for the organising and conducting of elections in the Republic of Latvia. It is regulated by Latvian national law.[1] It organises elections to the Saeima, the European Parliament, local councils as well as referendums. The CVK is an independent state-owned institution and consists of nine members serving four year terms: the chairperson plus seven of the members are elected by the Saeima, while the ninth member is chosen among the judges of the Supreme Court of Latvia.[2][1]

The commission was established in its current form after on 8 December 1992 after Latvian independence from the Soviet Union. It was, however, originally formed on 20 July 1922 for the first Saeima elections later same year.[2] Since March 2019, Kristīne Bērziņa has served as the commission's chairperson.[2][3]

Commission chairs

The commission has had five chairpersons:

Name Period
Marģers Skujenieks 1922—1934
Ansis BuševicsШаблон:Efn 1940
Atis Kramiņš 1993—1997
Arnis Cimdars 1997—2019
Kristīne Bērziņa 2019—present

Notes

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References

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External links

Шаблон:National election commissions Шаблон:Latvian elections Шаблон:Authority control