2nd Saeima

2nd Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from November 3, 1925 until November 5, 1928. Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš continued to hold the post of Speaker of the Saeima to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima.
2nd Saeima gave confidence to the 2nd cabinet of Kārlis Ulmanis (December 24, 1925 – May 6, 1926), cabinet of Arturs Alberings (May 7, 1926 – December 18, 1926), the 1st cabinet of Marģers Skujenieks (December 19, 1926 – January 23, 1928) and cabinet of Pēteris Juraševskis (January 24, 1928 – November 30, 1928).
Elections and Parties.
The 2nd Saeima elections were held on October 3–4, 1925 and 74,89% of eligible voters participated. Due to the liberal Elections law, 27 parties and candidates lists were elected to the 100 seats, representing all the political and ethnic interest groups of Latvia. 