 For Human Rights in United Latvia did not nominate a candidate, it was announced after election that they supported Endziņš.Although the powers of the President of Latvia are limited and the office is rather symbolic, 6th president Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, who held office from 1999 to 2007, managed to gain political authority and high popular approval.By Latvian law one cannot be president for more than eight years.