management of the federation from a fraction of its members, an emergency congress with the goal of removing Gorkšs from the post was held, with a 65-vote majority needed for the motion to pass. In a close vote of 67 to 60 with two abstentions, Gorkšs was voted out of office. Earlier in 2019, there were a number of calls by a group of LFF members to remove Gorkšs from office, yet they all were unsuccessful. According to LFF rules, the next election of the body's president was scheduled to take place in 2020. Vadims Ļašenko was elected president of the Latvian Football Federation during the federation's congress on 3 July 2020. 96 delegates to the congress voted for Ļašenko, the president of the Latvian Futsal Association, while the other candidate, Interior Minister Sandis Ģirģens (KPV LV) was supported by 26 delegates. Six delegates abstained from voting. Chairmen/Presidents of the Federation Vladimirs Ļeskovs (1990–1995) Modris Supe (1995–1996) Guntis Indriksons (1996–2018) Kaspars Gorkšs (2018–2019) vacant (2019–2020; First Vice President Artūrs Zakreševskis as interim head) Vadims Ļašenko (since 2020) References External links Official website Latvia at FIFA site Latvia at UEFA site Latvia Football in Latvia Futsal in Latvia Football Sports organizations established in 1921 1921 establishments in Latvia