On Monday, 17 October, the 11th Saeima held its first sitting during which it approved the mandates of 100 MPs.
After the newly elected MPs took the solemn oath, the Saeima approved mandates of 31 MPs elected from the alliance of political parties Concord Centre: Valērijs Agešins, Jānis Ādamsons, Boriss Cilevičs, Irina Cvetkova, Sergejs Dolgopolovs, Andrejs Elksniņš, Marjana Ivanova-Jevsejeva, Aleksandrs Jakimovs, Viktors Jakovļevs, Nikolajs Kabanovs, Andrejs Klementjevs, Ivans Klementjevs, Jeļena Lazareva, Igors Meļņikovs, Sergejs Mirskis, Vladimirs Nikonovs, Ņikita Ņikiforovs, Vitālijs Orlovs, Igors Pimenovs, Sergejs Potapkins, Vladimirs Reskājs, Ivans Ribakovs, Dmitrijs Rodionovs, Artūrs Rubiks, Raimonds Rubiks, Aleksandrs Sakovskis, Jānis Tutins, Jānis Urbanovičs, Mihails Zemļinskis, Ivars Zariņš and Igors Zujevs.
The Saeima also approved mandates of 22 MPs elected from Zatlers’ Reform Party: Guntars Bilsēns, Inita Bišofa, Inga Bite, Edmunds Demiters, Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis, Kārlis Eņģelis, Gunārs Igaunis, Jānis Junkurs, Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Valdis Liepiņš, Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, Klāvs Olšteins, Jānis Ozoliņš, Romualds Ražuks, Gunārs Rusiņš, Elīna Siliņa, Edmunds Sprūdžs, Jānis Upenieks, Viktors Valainis, Inga Vanaga, Juris Viļums and Valdis Zatlers.
The Saeima also approved mandates of 20 MPs elected from the Unity party: Dzintars Ābiķis, Solvita Āboltiņa, Andris Buiķis, Ilma Čepāne, Valdis Dombrovskis, Ina Druviete, Andrejs Judins, Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, Janīna Kursīte-Pakule, Ainars Latkovskis, Jānis Lāčplēsis, Atis Lejiņš, Aleksejs Loskutovs, Artis Pabriks, Jānis Reirs, Inguna Rībena, Edvards Smiltēns, Andris Vilks, Ilze Viņķele and Dzintars Zaķis.
The Saeima also approved mandates of 14 MPs elected from the national alliance of All for Latvia and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK: Gaidis Bērziņš, Einārs Cilinskis, Jānis Dombrava, Raivis Dzintars, Kārlis Krēsliņš, Dzintars Kudums, Inese Laizāne, Ilmārs Latkovskis, Ināra Mūrniece, Romāns Naudiņš, Imants Parādnieks, Vineta Poriņa, Dzintars Rasnačs and Dāvis Stalts.
The Saeima also approved mandates of 13 MPs elected from the Union of Greens and Farmers: Uldis Augulis, Aija Barča, Andris Bērziņš, Augusts Brigmanis, Jānis Dūklavs, Rihards Eigims, Iveta Grigule, Jānis Klaužs, Ingmārs Līdaka, Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Kārlis Seržants, Raimonds Vējonis and Jānis Vucāns.
Photos from the first sitting of the 11th Saeima are available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/saeima/collections/72157627912749046/
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Saeima Press Service