2011 Latvian presidential election

None 2011 Latvian presidential election Latvia presidential Popular 2007 Latvian presidential election 2007 2011 06 02 2015 Latvian presidential election 2015 Flickr_-_Saeima_-_10.Saeimas_deputāts_Andris_Bērziņš_(ievēlēts_no_Vidzemes_apgabala).jpg x190px Andris Bērziņš 53 Valdis_Zatlers_in_2011.jpg x190px Valdis Zatlers 41 President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers Andris Bērziņš Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 2 June 2011. Incumbent president Valdis Zatlers was standing again, as well as Andris Bērziņš (Saeima member for the Union of Greens and FarmersJune 2024 medic yesmedic), a former head of SEB Unibanka (not to be confused with Andris Bērziņš, former PM from Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way); Bērziņš was nominated by five Saeima members of the Union of Greens and Farmers just two days before the nomination deadline,Alla Petrova http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/legislation/?doc=41346 Zatlers and Berzins official candidates for president in Latvia The Baltic Course 2011-05-25 2011-12-06 although the party was assumed to back Zatlers for re-election.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-05/29/c_13899139.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121107210932/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-05/29/c_13899139.htm dead November 7, 2012 Latvian president dissolves parliament News.xinhuanet.com 2011-12-06Andris Straumanis http://latviansonline.com/news/article/7505/ Second candidate emerges to challenge Zatlers for president's job Latviansonline.com 2011-12-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111001021130/http://latviansonline.com/news/article/7505/ 2011-10-01 In the first round, Bērziņš got 50 votes in favour and 48 against, while Zatlers got 43 in favour and 55 against (99 lawmakers cast votes, but one was invalid), meaning none was elected; a second round was held later on the same day, with Bērziņš winning the election 53 to 44 votes in favour; Zatlers got 41 to 56 votes.June 2021 medic yesmedic Analysts attributed Valdis Zatlers’ defeat in the 2011 Latvian presidential election to his decision to call Latvia’s first parliamentary dissolution referendum on 28 May 2011. This decision was seen as a bold move against corruption, but it also created significant political tension and controversy.The Latvians approve en masse the dissolution of their parliament. https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/doc/oee/oee-711-en.pdf References 2011 Category:2011 elections in Europe Presidential election