Saeima Factions to Get 27 Staff Posts, Nine of Them for the United List
The Presidium of Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, has approved 27 staff positions for the six factions of the newly elected 15th Saeima. The United List faction gets the most, with nine.
The Presidium of the Saeima, Latvia's parliament, has decided to create a total of 27 staff positions to support the work of the six factions in the newly elected 15th Saeima. The largest share, nine posts, is planned for the United List (AS) faction, which won the most seats in the election.
Posts by faction
The AS faction is to have one senior consultant, seven consultants and one administrator. The "Latvija pirmajā vietā" (Latvia First) faction is allotted five posts: one senior consultant, three consultants and one administrator. The "Suverēnā vara/Apvienība jaunlatvieši" (Sovereign Power/Alliance of Young Latvians) faction is to get four posts: one senior consultant, two consultants and one administrator.
The National Alliance, the Progressives and New Unity factions are each planned to have three posts, one each of senior consultant, consultant and administrator.
Pay
Senior consultant positions fall into the 12th monthly salary grade, consultants into the 11th, and administrators into the ninth.
According to information published by the Saeima and updated on 16 February 2026, the job group "Faction support", which includes senior consultants and consultants, has a monthly salary range of €1,889 to €4,053 before taxes, with an average of €2,923. The "Secretariat function" group, which includes the administrator, has a range of €1,258 to €2,718 and an average of €1,909.
Under the law on remuneration of officials and employees of state and local government institutions, a Saeima employee's salary is set by considering the level of responsibility and complexity of the post, as well as the individual's qualifications and skills.
Political background
On Wednesday, President Edgars Rinkēvičs tasked prime minister candidate Andris Kulbergs (AS) with forming a government. The newly elected Saeima held its first sitting on Tuesday, and shortly afterwards the outgoing Kulbergs government announced it was resigning its powers.
Edvards Smiltēns (AS) became Speaker of the Saeima, with Raimonds Vējonis and Ināra Mūrniece (National Alliance) as his deputies. Petravičs of "Latvija pirmajā vietā" was elected secretary, and Antoņina Ņenaševa of the Progressives became deputy secretary.
In the 15th Saeima election, AS won 41 seats, Latvia First 17, Sovereign Power/Alliance of Young Latvians 15, the National Alliance ten, the Progressives ten and New Unity seven.
