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2nd Saeima

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Second Saeima of the Republic of Latvia

2. Latvijas Republikas Saeima
History
Founded3 November 1925 (1925-11-03)
Disbanded5 November 1928 (1928-11-05)
Preceded by1st Saeima
Succeeded by3rd Saeima
Leadership
Frīdrihs Vesmanis (until 17 March 1925)
Pauls Kalniņš (from 20 March 1925)
Structure

2nd Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from 3 November 1925, until 5 November 1928. The Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš continued to hold the post of Speaker of the Saeima to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima.

2nd Saeima gave confidence to the second cabinet of Kārlis Ulmanis (24 December 1925 – 6 May 1926), cabinet of Arturs Alberings (7 May 1926 – 18 December 1926), the first cabinet of Marģers Skujenieks (19 December 1926 – 23 January 1928) and cabinet of Pēteris Juraševskis (24 January 1928 – 30 November 1928).

Elections and parties

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The 2nd Saeima elections were held on 3–4 October 1925, and 74,89% of eligible voters participated. Due to the liberal elections law, 27 parties and candidates lists were elected to the 100 seats, representing all the political and ethnic interest groups of Latvia.

List of Saeima deputies

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References

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  1. ^ "Saeimas Stenogrammas – 1925.g. – Nr.3". Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.