2019 Latvian presidential election
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| country = Latvia
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| type = presidential
| vote_type = Popular
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| previous_election = 2015 Latvian presidential election
| previous_year = 2015
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| election_date = {{Start date|2019|05|29}}
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| next_election = 2023 Latvian presidential election
| next_year = 2023
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| image1 = Egilu Levitu (48903396252).jpg
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| candidate1 = Egils Levits
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| electoral_vote1 = 61
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| image2 = Didzis Šmits in 2019.jpg
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| title = President of Latvia
| before_election = Raimonds Vējonis
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| after_election = Egils Levits
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{{Politics of Latvia}}
Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 29 May 2019.
Voting system
Before the first round of the presidential election, the political parties represented in the Saeima nominate their candidate.{{Cite web|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/factbox-presidential-election-procedure-in-633072.html|title=FACTBOX - Presidential Election Procedure In Latvia|website=UrduPoint|access-date=May 29, 2019}}
The president is elected in the first round if they receive the absolute majority of the deputies, i.e. 51 votes out of 100.
In case of failure, another round is organized with the same candidates or different ones, and under the same conditions. If no one is elected, other rounds are held until a candidate receives 51 votes and becomes President of Latvia. The president of the Saeima chairs the electoral college.
Elections
Image:Valsts prezidenta vēlēšanas (47957333163).jpg – Egils Levits, Juris Jansons and Didzis Šmits (from left to right)]]
Latvia's parliament elected former European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits as the Baltic country's next president on Wednesday, a largely ceremonial role that also brings with it limited political powers.
The results of the vote were as follows:{{cite news |title=Egils Levits elected as President of Latvia |date=May 29, 2019 |url=https://bnn-news.com/today-is-the-day-of-founding-for-artuss-kaimins-new-political-party-143473 |publisher=Baltic News Network |access-date=May 29, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Saeima chooses Egils Levits as new State President |date=May 29, 2019 |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/saeima-chooses-egils-levits-as-new-state-president.a320677/ |publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |access-date=May 29, 2019}}
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|+Results{{cite web | url=https://bnn-news.com/egils-levits-elected-as-president-of-latvia-201444 | title=Egils Levits elected as President of Latvia | date=29 May 2019 }}[http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2019-05/29/content_74835876.htm Lettonie: un juge à la Cour de justice européenne élu comme nouveau président] ! colspan=2|Candidates ! scope=col| Parties ! scope=col| Votes ! scope=col| % |
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|align=left|Egils Levits |align=left|Independent |61 | 65,59 |
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|align=left| Didzis Šmits |align=left| KPV LV |24 | 25,81 |
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|align=left|Juris Jansons |align=left|Independent |8 | 8,60 |
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valides votes
| 93 | 97,89 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Blank and invalid votes
| 2 | 2,11 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total
| 95 | 100 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Absention
| 5 | 5,00 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered voters / turnout
| 100 | 95,00 |
Having received 61 votes, Levits began serving a four-year term starting on July 8, when incumbent president Raimonds Vējonis' term came to an end.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latvia-election-president-idUSKCN1SZ18R|title=Latvian parliament elects former judge Levits president|newspaper=Reuters |date=May 29, 2019|access-date=May 29, 2019|via=www.reuters.com}}
References
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{{Latvian presidential elections}}
Category:Presidential elections in Latvia
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