Country: | Latvia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2006 |
Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Saeima |
Majority Seats: | 51 |
Turnout: | 77.03% (6.03 pp) |
Election Date: | 5 October 2002 |
Leader1: | Einars Repše |
Party1: | JL |
Last Election1: | New |
Seats1: | 26 |
Percentage1: | 23.98 |
Leader2: | Jānis Jurkāns |
Party2: | ForHRUL |
Last Election2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 25 |
Percentage2: | 19.09 |
Leader3: | Andris Šķēle |
Party3: | TP |
Last Election3: | 24 |
Seats3: | 20 |
Percentage3: | 16.69 |
Leader5: | Ingrīda Ūdre |
Party5: | ZZS |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 12 |
Percentage5: | 9.47 |
Leader4: | Ainārs Šlesers |
Party4: | LPP |
Last Election4: | New |
Seats4: | 10 |
Percentage4: | 9.57 |
Leader6: | Jānis Straume |
Party6: | TB/LNNK |
Last Election6: | 17 |
Seats6: | 7 |
Percentage6: | 5.39 |
Map: | Vēlētāju Karte (2002).svg |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Andris Bērziņš |
Before Party: | Latvian Way |
After Election: | Einars Repše |
After Party: | New Era Party |
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 October 2002.[1] The New Era Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 26 of the 100 seats.
Voters severely punished the previous governing parties, with the People's Party and For Fatherland and Freedom both losing seats, while Latvian Way lost all its MPs.
A new coalition government was formed by the New Era Party, Latvia's First Party, For Fatherland and Freedom and the Union of Greens and Farmers. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority of 55 of the 100 MPs. However, after two years For Fatherland and Freedom left the coalition and was replaced by the People's Party, who returned to government after a two-year absence.