The Saeima marks the 35th anniversary of the law on state status in a festive session

The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia held a ceremonial session on August 21, 2026, in honor of the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the constitutional law “On the State Status of the Republic of Latvia”. The transcript of the session was officially published in the August 31, 2026, issue No. 166 of Latvijas Vēstnesis, official publication OP 2026/166.

Content of the Ceremonial Session

The ceremonial session took place on August 21, 2026, and its transcript is included in the table of contents of the official publication as a separate document. The session was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the constitutional law that established the state status of the Republic of Latvia on August 21, 1991.

Official Publication

The transcript was published in the August 31, 2026, issue No. 166 of Latvijas Vēstnesis, which is the official publication of the Republic of Latvia. The publication is registered with the official reference OP 2026/166 and is available in the publication’s table of contents.

Related Saeima Documents

Other transcripts of Saeima sessions were also published in the same issue:

• Transcript of the extraordinary session of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia on August 20, 2026
• Transcript of the second extraordinary session of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia on August 20, 2026 (at 17:30)

Significance

The ceremonial session and its published transcript attest to the lasting significance of the state status law in the constitutional order of Latvia, allowing the public to become acquainted with the official proceedings of the session and the speeches of the deputies.

Official source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, August 31, 2026, No. 166, official publication OP 2026/166 — “Ceremonial session of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia on August 21, 2026, in honor of the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the constitutional law ‘On the State Status of the Republic of Latvia’ — Transcript of the Saeima session”.