Indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 29 May 2019.

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2019 Latvian presidential election

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Candidate Egils Levits Didzis Šmits Electoral vote 61 24

President of Latvia before election Raimonds Vējonis Elected President of Latvia Egils Levits

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Before the first round of the presidential election, the political parties represented in the Saeima nominate their candidate.^[1]

The president is elected in the first round if they receive the absolute majority of the deputies, i.e. 51 votes out of 100.^[1]

In case of failure, another round is organized with the same candidates or different ones, and under the same conditions. If no one is elected, other rounds are held until a candidate receives 51 votes and becomes President of Latvia. The president of the Saeima chairs the electoral college.^[1]

Latvia's parliament elected former European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits as the Baltic country's next president on Wednesday, a largely ceremonial role that also brings with it limited political powers.

The results of the vote were as follows:^[2][3]

Having received 61 votes, Levits began serving a four-year term starting on July 8, when incumbent president Raimonds Vējonis' term came to an end.^[6]