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 50 of 141 seats in the Seimas. Its current leader is Gabrielius Landsbergis,who replaced Andrius Kubilius in 2015. 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 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".
The National Resurrection Party was a short-lived political party in Lithuania. In the 2008 Lithuanian parliamentary election,it became one of the largest parties in the Tenth Seimas of Lithuania,but quickly lost popularity,disintegrated and merged with the Liberal and Centre Union in 2011.
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.
The Lithuanian People's Party is a minor political party in Lithuania which describes itself as left-of-centre. It was founded in 2010 as a split from the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union,and was led by the party's former chairman and the first prime minister of independent Lithuania,Kazimira Prunskienė. It has no representatives on the European,national or municipal level.
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 Second Kubilius Cabinet was the 15th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.
Valentinas Mazuronis is a Lithuanian politician and a member of the European Parliament.
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.
Kirkilas Cabinet was the 14th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.
The Second Brazauskas Cabinet was the 13th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.
The First Brazauskas Cabinet was the 12th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.
The Second Paksas Cabinet was the 11th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister and 13 government ministers.
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.
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.
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 socially conservative on socio-cultural issues.
Presidential elections are due to be held in Lithuania on 12 May 2024,alongside a referendum on allowing multiple citizenships,using the two-round system. A second round will be held two weeks later if no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote.
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.
