Fifth Saeima of Latvia

The 5th Saeima elections took place on June 5 and 6, 1993. 23 political parties took part in the elections. 1,118,316 voters had voted, representing 89.9% of 1,243,956 eligible voters. The following 8 parties overcame the 4% barrier and entered the Saeima:

• Latvian Way – 36 seats
• Latvian National Independence Movement – 15 seats
• National Harmony Party – 13 places
• Latvian Farmers' Union – 12 seats
• Equal Rights – 7 seats
• For Fatherland and Freedom – 6 places
• Union of Christian Democrats – 6 seats
• Democratic Center Party – 5 seats

The Speaker of the 5th Saeima was Anatolijs Gorbunovs (Latvian Way). There were 15 commissions in the Saeima, as well as several sub-commissions and investigation commissions. 137 meetings were held in the Saeima, in which 839 laws were reviewed, the Satversme was renewed, the Law of 1925 "On the Structure of the Cabinet of Ministers" was adopted, the Citizenship Law, the Corruption Prevention Law were adopted, local government reform was passed, and an agreement on complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was concluded.^[1]

During the 5th Saeima, the Cabinet of Ministers of Birkavs and the Cabinet of Ministers of Gailis.