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The last elections for 9th Saeima , the parliament of Latvia were held on October 7 , 2006 . There were lists of candidates from 19 political parties. The voter participation was 62,23%, with 901,173 out of 1,448,039 eligible voters casting votes. Out of the 19 parties contesting the elections, 7 gathered 5% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament. The elections were the clear victory for the governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis and his People's Party . Kalvitis's government thus became the first to be re-elected since Latvia regained independence in 1991. (BBC) EXTERNAL LINKS |
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