Elections for 7th Saeima

Saeima

Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...

, the parliament

Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...

 of Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 were held on October 3, 1998. There were lists of candidates from 21 political parties, with a total of 1081 candidates. The voter participation was 71.89%, with 964,667 out of 1,348,535 eligible voters casting votes.

Out of 21 parties, 6 gathered 5% or more of votes and won seats in the parliament.
Many parties represented in the previous (6th) Saeima did not won any seats. Simultaneously with elections, a referendum

Latvian citizenship referendum, 1998

The Latvian citizenship referendum, 1998 was a Latvian referendum on amendments to the Citizenship law. The amendments were adopted by the Saeima in June. They increased the opportunities for naturalization and provided the additional option of obtaining Latvian citizenship for non-citizens and...

on citizenship law was held.