Parliament of Baltia

The Parliament of Baltia (Baltish: Baltisch Landtag or Landtag) is the  of the Republic of Baltia. Established in 1921, until 1936 and from 1945 to 1949, the Landtag was the of a  parliament, called the Reichtag and the  was the Senate. It meets in Riga Castle, in Alstadt Riga.

All important state-related questions pass through the Landtag. In addition to approving legislation, the Landtag appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Supreme Court, among others. The Landtag also ratifies significant foreign treaties that impose military and proprietary obligations, bring about changes in law, etc., approves the budget presented by the government as law and monitors the executive power.

The 190 members of the Landtag are democratically elected by and  with the  nationwide with a 3% threshold.

The most recent legislative election was held on 1 March 2015.

History
The Parliament of Baltia was preceded by the Ducal Council of Baltia (Herzoglichrat) (1810-1918) and by the Constituent Assembly (Ferfassunggebend Fersammlung) (1918-1921).

The original Constitution of Baltia established a bicameral parliament known as the Reichtag divided into two chambers: consisting of Senat or Senate, with 90 members and Landtag with 160 members. The Senate was indirectly elected by governors and city councillors while the Landtag was directly elected by universal suffrage.

In 1948, through a constitutional referendum, a revised constitution was adopted. Among the changes was the elimination of the Senate and the introduction of a unicameral parliament, known only as the Landtag. The legislative election of 1949 was the first to a unicameral assembly with 175 seats.

Constitutional referendum of 1981 varied again the number of seats of 175 to 190.

President of the Landtag
The current President of the Landtag is Eckart Nessler.