Politics of Lithuania takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the president of Lithuania is the head of state and the prime minister of Lithuania is the head of government,and of a multi-party system.
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 Valentinavicius 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".
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 12 October 2008,with a second round on 26 October in the constituencies where no candidate won a majority in the first round of voting. All 141 seats in the Seimas were up for election;71 in single-seat constituencies elected by majority vote and the remaining 70 in a nationwide constituency based on proportional representation. Together with the elections,a referendum on extending the operation of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant was held.
Algirdas Butkevičius is a Lithuanian politician and was Prime Minister of Lithuania,serving between 2012 and 2016. He also served as the Minister of Finance from 2004 to 2005 and the Minister of Transport and Communications from 2006 to 2008. He led the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania from 2009 to 2017.
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 14 October 2012,with a second round on 28 October in the constituencies where no candidate won a majority in the first round of voting. All 141 seats in the Seimas were up for election;71 in single-seat constituencies elected by majority vote and the remaining 70 in a nationwide constituency based on proportional representation. Together with the elections,a referendum on the construction of a new nuclear power plant was held.
Butkevičius Cabinet was the 16th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister,who was the Head of Government,and 14 government ministers from the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania,the Labour Party,the Order and Justice,and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania.
The Lithuanian Green Party is a green-liberal political party in Lithuania. It was founded in 2011. The party's chairwoman is environmental activist Ieva Budraitė. From 2012 to 2022,it was represented by a single member in the Seimas,until its final representative,Algirdas Butkevičius,left the party.
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 9 and 23 October 2016 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 9 October and the second round on 23 October.
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.
Rima Baškienė is a Lithuanian politician,a Member of the Seimas since 2004 and,since November 2016,First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas. Also she is a former Vice Mayor of Šiauliai District. Baškienėalso was the Vice Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
Skvernelis Cabinet was the 17th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister,who is the Head of Government,and 14 government ministers from the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union,Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania,Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania –Christian Families Alliance.
Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 12 May 2019,with a second round held on 26 May 2019. Due to a constitutional limit of two terms in office,incumbent president Dalia Grybauskaitėwas unable to run,having won the 2009 and 2014 elections.
Virginijus Sinkevičius is a Lithuanian politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for the Environment,Oceans and Fisheries in the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen since 2019. 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.
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.
Stasys Jakeliūnas is a Lithuanian politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament (EP) for the populist Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. Jakeliūnas has previously spent one incomplete term as MP at the Lithuanian Seimas,having been elected in 2016.
Aurelijus Veryga is a Lithuanian politician who served as Minister of Health in the Skvernelis Cabinet led by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 13 December 2016 to 11 December 2020.
Azerbaijan—Lithuania relations refers to bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Lithuania.
Monika Navickienė is a Lithuanian politician,a Member of the Seimas for Naujoji Vilnia constituency. She previous was an Executive Secretary of Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats from 2013 to 2016. Designate as the Vice Chairwoman of the Homeland Union in 2017.
Andrius Palionis is a Lithuanian politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 7 August 2019 to 11 December 2020. He is affiliated with the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania.
The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" is a Lithuanian political party founded on 29 January 2022 by Saulius Skvernelis,former Prime Minister of Lithuania. The party describes itself as being centre-left on economic policy and centre-right on socio-cultural issues.
