Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since making its debut at the contest in 2000, where the group Brainstorm finished third with the song "My Star". Latvia won the contest in 2002, with Marie N and the song "I Wanna", defeating Malta by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The 2003 contest was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in , when Walters and Kazha finished fifth with "The War Is Not Over". Latvia did
Government institutions in Latvia Government institutions in Latvia This is a list of government and municipal institutions of Latvia and their subordinated institutions with executive powers: Latvian Chancery of the President Saeima Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia The State Audit Office Latvijas Banka The Central Election Commission The Financial and Capital Market Commission The Ombudsman's Office The National Council for Electronic Media The Public Utilities Commission Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Society Integration Foundation Coordination Centre of Policy Sectors National Armed Forces National Defence Academy Recruiting and Youth Guard Centre Military Intelligence and Security Service