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1998 Latvian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election held in Latvia

Field	Value
election_name	1998 Latvian parliamentary election
country	Latvia
ongoing	no
previous_election	1995
next_election	2002
seats_for_election	All 100 seats in the Saeima
majority_seats	51
turnout	71.00% (0.65 pp)
election_date	3 October 1998
leader1	Andris Šķēle
party1	TP
last_election1	New
seats1	24
percentage1	21.30
leader2	Vilis Krištopans
party2	LC
last_election2	17
seats2	21
percentage2	18.15
leader3	Guntars Krasts
party3	TB/LNNK
last_election3	14
seats3	17
percentage3	14.73
leader4	Jānis Jurkāns
party4	TSP
last_election4	6
seats4	16
percentage4	14.20
leader5	Jānis Ādamsons
party5	LSDA
last_election5	0
seats5	14
percentage5	12.88
leader6	Raimonds Pauls
party6	JP
last_election6	New
seats6	8
percentage6	7.35
map	Vēlētāju Karte (1998).svg
map_caption	Results by district
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Guntars Krasts
before_party	TB/LNNK
after_election	Vilis Krištopans
after_party	Latvian Way

Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 October 1998. The People's Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 24 of the 100 seats.

Results

Aftermath

Initially, a coalition government was formed between Latvian Way, For Fatherland and Freedom, the Social Democratic Alliance and the New Party. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority with 60 out of the 100 MPs. However, within six months of the coalition forming, the Social Democratic Alliance left the government, leaving it with just 46 MPs, wiping out its parliamentary majority. As a result, a new government was formed with the addition of the People's Party. This enjoyed a large parliamentary majority, with 70 out of the 100 MPs.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7

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