2017 Riga City Council election
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3 June 2017
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All 60 seats in the Riga City Council 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 250,107 (58.64%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Riga City Council election was held on June 3, 2017, to elect Riga City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the Riga, as part of municipal elections across the country. At stake were all 60 seats in the City Council.
After 2013 elections Harmony and Honor to Serve Riga won an absolute majority 39 of 60 seats[1] and Nils Ušakovs was re-elected as mayor of Riga.[2]
As a result of the election, Harmony and Honor to Serve Riga union received 32 of 60 seats and Nils Ušakovs was re-elected for the third term as mayor of Riga.[3]
