2004 Lithuanian presidential election

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2004 Lithuanian presidential election
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  2002–03 13 June 2004 (first round)
27 June 2004 (second round)
2009  
Turnout48.40% (first round)
52.46% (second round)
  Julius Numavicius with Valdas Adamkus (cropped) 2004.jpg Kazimira Prunskiene 2010.jpg
Nominee Valdas Adamkus Kazimira Prunskienė
Party Independent VNDS
Popular vote723,891651,024
Percentage52.65%47.35%

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Second round results by municipality
      Prunskienė       Adamkus

President before election

Artūras Paulauskas (acting)
New Union

Elected President

Valdas Adamkus
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in June 2004 alongside European elections. They were held following the impeachment of President Rolandas Paksas, who was elected in January 2003.

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Background

Paksas was impeached for allegedly leaking classified material, and granting citizenship to Russian businessman Jurij Borisov in exchange for financial support. The Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled that Paksas could not seek re-election as president. In accordance with the constitution, the speaker of parliament, Artūras Paulauskas, became acting president pending new elections.

Candidates

The candidates for the presidency were Adamkus, who had been President from 1998 to 2003 and who was running as an independent, Prunskienė of the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union (VNDS), Vilija Blinkevičiūtė of the New Union (Social Liberals) (NS), Petras Auštrevičius (independent), and Česlovas Juršėnas of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP).

Prunskienė was also supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, while Auštrevičius was supported by the Homeland Union, Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal and Centre Union and Labour Party.

Results

In the first round on 13 June former president Valdas Adamkus led the vote tally over the former Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskienė. Adamkus defeated Prunskienė in the second round on 27 June.

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Valdas Adamkus Independent387,83731.14723,89152.65
Kazimiera Prunskienė Peasants and New Democratic Party Union 264,68121.25651,02447.35
Petras Auštrevičius Independent240,41319.30
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė New Union (Social Liberals) 204,81916.45
Česlovas Juršėnas Social Democratic Party 147,61011.85
Total1,245,360100.001,374,915100.00
Valid votes1,245,36096.911,374,91598.55
Invalid/blank votes39,7073.0920,1881.45
Total votes1,285,067100.001,395,103100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,655,30948.402,659,21152.46
Source: Central Election Committee, Central Election Committee

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