Πρόεδρος της Λετονίας: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων

The term of office is four years. Before 1997 it was three years. The same person can not hold office as President for more than eight consecutive years. <ref>{{cite news|title= President of Latvia by Baltic Legal; Part of Constitution - The president |work=[[Baltic Legal]]|date=|url= http://www.baltic-legal.com/res-president-of-latvia-eng.htm|accessdate=2013-03-14}}</ref> In the event of the vacancy in the office of the President, the [[Speaker of the Saeima]] assumes the duties of the President. For example, after the restorationdeath of Latvian[[Jānis independence,Čakste]] beforethe aSpeaker newof Presidentthe couldSaeima, bePaul electedKalnins, [[Anatolijs Gorbunovs]] was acting president frombriefly 1991in to1927, 1993before a new President could be elected.