the Saeima (Latvian: Saeimas priekšsēdētājs; lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima. If the
speaker of the Saeima assumes the duties of the president. For example, after the death of Jānis Čakste, Pauls Kalniņš, the speaker of the Saeima, was acting
to Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis. "Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis; 8.Saeimas deputāts" (in Latvian). Saeima.lv. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved
Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-1-84706-345-8. "Saeima pieņem neprecēto pāru partnerības regulējumu; opozīcija mēģinās sarīkot