1998 Latvian parliamentary election

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All 100 seats in the Saeima 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.00% (0.65 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– TP Andris Šķēle 21.30 24 New LC Vilis Krištopans 18.15 21 +4 TB/LNNK Guntars Krasts 14.73 17 +3 TSP Jānis Jurkāns 14.20 16 +10 LSDA Jānis Ādamsons 12.88 14 +14 JP Raimonds Pauls 7.35 8 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by district Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Guntars Krasts TB/LNNK Vilis Krištopans Latvian Way

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Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 October 1998.^[1] The People's Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 24 of the 100 seats.

Results

Aftermath

Initially, a coalition government was formed between Latvian Way, For Fatherland and Freedom, the Social Democratic Alliance and the New Party. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority with 60 out of the 100 MPs. However, within six months of the coalition forming, the Social Democratic Alliance left the government, leaving it with just 46 MPs, wiping out its parliamentary majority. As a result, a new government was formed with the addition of the People's Party. This enjoyed a large parliamentary majority, with 70 out of the 100 MPs.