The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as an underground Marxist organisation in 1896,it is the oldest extant party in Lithuania. During the time of the Soviet Union,the party went into exile,emerging once again after the end of communist rule in 1989.
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,or simply the Seimas,is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania,enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution,passing the budget,confirming the Prime Minister and the Government and controlling their activities.
The Homeland Union –Lithuanian Christian Democrats,also colloquially known as the Conservatives,is a centre-right political party in Lithuania. It has 18,000 members and 28 of 141 seats in the Seimas. Its current interim leader is RadvilėMorkūnaitė-Mikulėnienėfollowing the resignation of Gabrielius Landsbergis in 2024 after the party's loss in the election. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democracy Union (IDU).
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union is a green-conservative and agrarian political party in Lithuania led by Ramūnas Karbauskis. The party is considered one of the main representatives of the left wing of Lithuanian politics. Lithuanian journalist Virgis Valentinavičius described the party as "the mixture of the extreme left in economic matters and the extreme right in some social issues,all spiced up with an anti-establishment rhetoric of radical change".
The Government of Lithuania,officially the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (GRL),is the cabinet of and exercising executive power in Lithuania. Among other responsibilities,it executes laws and resolutions of the parliament,the Seimas,and the decrees of the President,manages state property and,together with the president,executes the foreign policy of the country. The Government also has the right of legislative initiative,puts together the state budget and presents it to the Seimas for approval.
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė is a Lithuanian lawyer and politician,Member of the European Parliament and former long-term Minister for Social Security and Labour. Blinkevičiūtėis a member of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania since 2006.
The Second Paksas Cabinet was the 11th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.
Remigijus Žemaitaitis is a Lithuanian right-wing politician and member of the Seimas,known for his antisemitic statements. He is the founder and leader of the political party Dawn of Nemunas.
Saulius Skvernelis is a Lithuanian politician who served as prime minister of Lithuania between 2016 and 2020. He had previously served as police commissioner,and was Minister of the Interior from 2014 to 2016. Though he was an independent politician,he was backed by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and was a member of its parliamentary group until 2022,as a result of which he became the first head of government in European history primarily backed by a green party.
RadvilėMorkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė is a Lithuanian politician and the incumbent Minister of Education,Science and Sports,succeeding Gintautas Jakštas on 27 June 2024. She has served as a Member of the Seimas since 2016,and has additionally served as Deputy Speaker of the Seimas since 2020 and as First Vice Chairwoman of the Homeland Union since 2021.
Skvernelis Cabinet was the 17th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. At the end of its term,it consisted of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis,who served as the Head of Government,and 14 government ministers from the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union,Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania,and Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania –Christian Families Alliance. In the beginning,the Social Democratic Party was a member of the coalition,while the Social Democratic Labour Party had not been formed yet and the Electoral Action of Poles was not a member of the coalition. The Order and Justice party joined the coalition in 2019 before dissolving itself.
Virginijus Sinkevičius is a Lithuanian politician who was serving as European Commissioner for the Environment,Oceans and Fisheries in the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen from 2019 to 2024. In the 2024 European elections he was elected and became a member of the European Parliament. He previously was a Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania.
Gitanas Nausėda is a Lithuanian politician,economist,and banker who is serving as the ninth and incumbent president of Lithuania since 2019. Born in Klaipėda,Nausėda graduated from Vilnius University with an economics degree in 1987. He was director of monetary policy at the Bank of Lithuania from 1996 to 2000 and chief economist to the chairman of SEB bankas from 2008 to 2018.
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 11 and 25 October 2020 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. 71 were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system,and the remaining 70 in a single nationwide constituency using proportional representation. The first round was held on 11 October and the second round on 25 October.
The 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election was held on 13 and 27 October 2024 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. Parliament members were elected in 71 single-member constituencies using the two-round system,and the remaining 70 in a single nationwide constituency using proportional representation. The first round was held on 13 October and the second round on 27 October.
Robert Duchniewicz is a Lithuanian Polish politician. As of 2023,he is the vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and mayor of Vilnius District Municipality,which includes the rural districts around Vilnius and the Vilnius urban area's outskirts.
Events in the year 2024 in Lithuania.
The Political Party "Dawn of Nemunas",often shortened simply as Dawn of Nemunas or Nemunas Dawn,is a populist and nationalist political party in Lithuania. It was founded in November 2023 by Remigijus Žemaitaitis after his expulsion from the Freedom and Justice party due to his antisemitic statements. In June 2024,the party gained representation in the Seimas after three MPs joined;one formerly of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and two formerly of the Labour Party.
The 2021 Social Democratic Party of Lithuania leadership election took place on 3–9 May 2021 to elect the chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. It was the third direct leadership election in the party's history.
Paluckas Cabinet will be the 19th cabinet of the national government of the Republic of Lithuania. It consists of the Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas who is the Head of Government,and 14 government ministers from the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania,Union of Democrats "For Lithuania",and Dawn of Nemunas.
