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.
Laima Liucija Andrikienė is a Lithuanian politician serving as member of the European Court of Auditors since November 2022.
Liberals' Movement,abbr. LS,is a conservative-liberal political party in Lithuania.
The People and Justice Union is a right-wing populist political party in Lithuania. It is currently not represented in the Seimas. The chairman of the party is Petras Gražulis. Petras Gražulis was impeached from Lithuanian parliament and is not allowed,as of 2024,to participate in any national elections.
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.
Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 11 May 2014,with a second round held on 25 May between the top two candidates from the first round. In the second round,incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitėwas re-elected with 58% of the vote. Second round took place alongside the 2014 European elections.
Gabrielius Landsbergis is a Lithuanian politician and academic serving as the current Lithuanian minister of Foreign Affairs since 2020 in the ŠimonytėCabinet. A member of the Seimas for the Žaliakalnis constituency,and a former member of the European Parliament with the Group of the European People's Party. He has been the Chairman of the Homeland Union since 2015.
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.
The Seventh Seimas of Lithuania was the parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 20 October 1996,with the second round on 10 November. The Seimas commenced its work on 25 November 1996 and served a four-year term,with the last session on 18 October 2000.
The Tenth Seimas of Lithuania was a parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 12 October 2008,with the run-off on 26 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 17 November 2008 and served a four-year term,with the last session on 14 November 2012.
Romualdas Ignas Bloškys was a Lithuanian politician and a member of the Seimas.
The Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania is a parliament (Seimas) in Lithuania. Elections took place on 9 October 2016,with the run-off on 23 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 14 November 2016 and served a four-year term,with the last session taking place on 10 November 2020.
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.
The Political Party "Lithuanian List" is an anti-establishment,anti-corruption political party in Lithuania. It was represented in the Lithuanian unicameral legislature,Seimas,from 2016 to 2019.
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.
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.
AušrinėArmonaitė is a Lithuanian politician who is the current chairperson of the Freedom Party since 2019. Previously a member of the Liberal Movement and a vice chairperson from 2017 until 2018,Armonaitėwas first elected to the Seimas in the 2016 parliamentary election. In 2018,she resigned from the Liberal Movement and later joined the social liberal and progressive Freedom Party. She led the party into the 2020 parliamentary election,where the party won 11 seats and became represented in the Seimas for the first time.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Lithuania by 13 October 2024,with a second round two weeks thereafter.
Together with the Vytis is a minor right-wing political party in Lithuania which was founded in 2007. It is led by engineer Vaclovas Žutautas. The party has not achieved significant success in Lithuanian elections.
The Political Party "Centre of Trade Unions" is a minor political party in Lithuania founded in 2008. It was founded by the initiative of the trade union Sandrauga. The party has not achieved success in elections in Lithuania and cooperates with right-wing parties.
