In August 21st, 1991 Latvia started new direction to the people of Latvia; they now had to learn to establish relations on a new basis. The transformation could not occur on a single date. The totalitarian regime began to collapse as early as in 1987 with the liberalization processes in the economy and politics. It continued with the formation of political movements and parties. The declaration of an independent state on May 4, 1990, began a transition period to complete independence, start democratization process and build democratic regime.
Latvias Constitution, Satversme, Article 1, states that Latvia is a Democratic Republic. It means that one of the constitutional identity elements is the democratic principle. The most important person in a democracy is a loyal citizen with freedom to form and join organizations and political parties, freedom of expression, right to vote, information source diversity, free and open elections, freedom of choice, etc.
The Paper examines how political leaders become and how they performed in democratization process, about vision and mission of political leaders; whether those leaders who were known at the beginning of democratization process are also on a political scene nowadays, during consolidation process of democracy. The paper evaluates the political responsibilities of the leader and how the formation of democracy is stated in different government declarations.
The Paper aims to conclude about the performance of leaders in democratization process and how it influences the formation of democracy in Latvia.
