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 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 Liberals' Movement is a conservative-liberal political party in Lithuania.
Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in December 1997 and January 1998. Artūras Paulauskas finished first in the first round on 21 December 1997 with a significant margin,with Valdas Adamkus finishing second,but neither received a majority of the vote. Adamkus defeated Paulauskas in the runoff,held on 4 January 1998. With a vote difference of 0.74%,it is the closest result in the history of presidential elections in Lithuania since 1993.
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.
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.
AušrinėNorkienė is a Lithuanian politician and deputy chair of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in the unicameral parliament Seimas.
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.
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.
Jurgita Šiugždinienė is a Lithuanian politician,a Member of the Seimas for Šilainiai constituency and former Kaunas City Councillor.
Andrius Mazuronis is an engineer,politician,a Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Member of the Seimas since 2008.
Vytautas Mitalas is a lithuanian politician,since 30 November 2024 deputy leader of Freedom Party (Lithuania),from 2020 to 2024 former Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Member of the Seimas,from 2019 to 2020 Vice Mayor of Vilnius.
Simonas Gentvilas is a Lithuanian politician,a Member of the Seimas for Pajūris constituency and former Klaipėda City Councillor.
Ewelina Dobrowolska is a Lithuanian politician and activist. She was elected to the Seimas on behalf of the Freedom Party in 2020.
Kasparas Adomaitis is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the Seimas since 2020.
Jonas Jarutis is a Lithuanian politician,who from 2020 serves as Deputy Speaker of Seimas of Republic of Lithuania.
Kęstutis Navickas is a Lithuanian politician and environmentalist. Navickas served as the Minister of Environment in the Skvernelis Cabinet from 2016 until 2018.
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.
Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius is a Lithuanian liberal politician,since 30 November 2024 leader of Freedom Party (Lithuania),LGBT+ rights activist,former member of the Seimas,the 2nd openly homosexual member of the Seimas after the late Rokas Žilinskas.
Virginija Baltraitienė is a Lithuanian politician and public figure,she was formerly (2014–2016) the Minister of Agriculture in the Butkevičius Cabinet. She is the Vice Mayor of the Kėdainiai district.
