2015 Latvian presidential election

Election in Latvia 2015 Latvian presidential election Latvia presidential Popular 2011 Latvian presidential election 2011 2015 06 03 2019 Latvian presidential election 2019 Flickr_-_Saeima_-_10.Saeimas_deputāts_Raimonds_Vējonis.jpg x190px Raimonds Vējonis 55 Egils Levits (18228040759).jpg x190px Egils Levits 42 President of Latvia Andris Bērziņš Raimonds Vējonis Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 3 June 2015.http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/legislation/?doc=106319 Presidential elections in Latvia to take place on June 3 18 May 2015 The Baltic Course 29 May 2019 Raimonds Vējonis of the Green Party was elected President and took office on 8 July. According to the European Green Party, he is the first of their members to become a head of state of a European Union member state. Election Incumbent Andris Bērziņš announced in April 2015 that he would not seek a second term.https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/president-berzins-will-not-seek-second-term.a124969/ President Bērziņš will not seek second term 10 April 2015 Public Broadcasting of Latvia 11 April 2015https://www.baltictimes.com/latvian_president_berzins_will_not_run_for_second_term/ Latvian President Berzins will not run for second term 18 May 2015 The Baltic Course 29 May 2019 The ruling coalition failed to agree on a joint candidate, with the Union of Greens and Farmers nominating Defence Minister Raimonds Vējonis (who also had the support of most of Unity's MPs), while the National Alliance nominated European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits (who also had the support of Unity's Lolita Čigāne and For Latvia from the Heart's Ringolds Balodis). Two opposition parties also nominated candidates – the Latvian Association of Regions nominated its MP Mārtiņš Bondarshttps://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/bondars-to-fight-for-presidency.a115878/ Bondars to fight for Presidency 30 January 2015 Public Broadcasting of Latvia 11 April 2015 and the Social Democratic Party "Harmony" nominated its MP Sergejs Dolgopolovs.http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/legislation/?doc=106141 Harmony puts forward Dolgopolovs for Latvian president 13 May 2015 The Baltic Course 29 May 2019 In the first round of votes in the Saeima, no one was elected. In the second round, Mārtiņš Bondars received the fewest votes and was eliminated, and in the third round, Sergejs Dolgopolovs was eliminated. In the fourth round, the only candidates remaining were Egils Levits and Raimonds Vējonis. Levits got 26 votes for, Vējonis got 46 votes for. In the final round, Vējonis was elected with 55 votes for and 42 votes against (99 lawmakers voted in total, but one vote was invalid).https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/live-blog-closed-defense-minister-raimonds-vejonis-is-elected-as-latvias-next-president.a132150/ LIVE BLOG closed: Defense Minister Raimonds Vejonis is elected as Latvia's next president 3 June 2015 Public Broadcasting of Latvia 29 May 2019 Reactions Vējonis stated that "I would like to improve relations with Russia... but while Russian rockets and heavy weapons remain in Ukraine, that's not really possible". He promised increasing national security while promoting environmentalism.Collier Mike Sibierski Mary Latvia elects Vejonis, EU's first Green president https://www.france24.com/en/20150604-latvia-eu-first-green-president-vejonis 25 November 2025 Agence France-Presse France 24 3 June 2015 Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma of Unity announced that she was pleased with the result. References 2015 Category:2015 elections in Europe Presidential election