It appeared that early elections would be held in early 2009 , when the government was faced with violent protests over the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 – 2009 on Latvia and some politicians saw early elections as the only way to confront the people 's anger . The elections were to be averted if the Saeima passed constitutional reform laws , including a law to allow referendums on dissolving parliament , by 2009 ; if this had not happened , the President of Latvia , Valdis Zatlers , would have dissolved parliament
violent protests
2009 Riga riot
2010 Latvian parliamentary election