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(1) A meeting of party members shall be the highest decision-making body of the party.
(2) A meeting of party members shall be convened not less than once per calendar year.
(3) Only the following shall be included within the competence of the meeting of party members:
1) the making of amendments to the statute and the party programme;
2) the election and recall of members of the executive board, audit institution and other bodies, unless other procedures are specified in the statute;
3) the taking of decisions regarding the termination, continuation or reorganisation of the activities of the party, unless otherwise specified in this Law;
4) the approval of the pre-election programme for elections to the Saeima and the European Parliament, unless a different procedure is specified in the statute;
5) the taking of a decision regarding the participation of the party in the founding of a party alliance. Upon taking of the decision regarding the participation in the founding of a party alliance, the meeting of members shall authorise one or more representatives on behalf of the party to perform the activities referred to in Sections 13, 14 and 16 of this Law for the founding of a party alliance and the entering into the Party Register thereof; and
6) other matters that, in accordance with the law or statutes, are within the competence of the meeting of members.
(4) The meeting of members of a party has the right to take such decisions that are within the competence of the executive board and other bodies provided for in the statute.
(5) The Associations and Foundations Law shall be applied to matters that are associated with the convening of the meeting of party members, the proceedings thereof, the taking of decisions and declaring decisions null and void.