What will happen this week in the new Saeima?

While the parliament is operating in a "light mode," as everyone awaits, just like four years ago at the beginning of the last parliamentary term, when the outlines of the new ruling coalition will become clear. After all, this will determine the distribution of leadership positions in the Saeima. It cannot be ruled out that next week the Saeima will still hold a plenary session and approve the composition of the committees - after that, the committees will elect their leadership at their meetings: each committee has three leadership positions - chairperson, deputy, and secretary of the committee. This week, Saeima Speaker Edvards Smiltens will hold introductory meetings with the ambassadors of the United States and Canada in Latvia. On Lāčplēsis Day, deputies will lay wreaths at the Riga Brothers' Cemetery after participating in a service. On the same day, a meeting of the temporary mandate commission will take place. It should be noted that next week, on November 18, a solemn meeting dedicated to the next anniversary of Latvia's independence will be held in the Saeima. Edvards Smiltens will deliver his first speech as the Speaker of the 15th Saeima.