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".
Lithuania does not recognise same-sex marriages or civil unions. A bill to legalise civil unions and grant same-sex couples some legal rights and benefits is pending in the Seimas. Lithuania is the only Baltic state to not recognise same-sex couples in any form. Additionally,the Constitution of Lithuania explicitly prohibits the recognition of same-sex marriages.
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.
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.
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 Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and acting chairwoman of Homeland Union since 28 October 2024. She has served as a Member of the Seimas since 2016,and has additionally served as Deputy Speaker of the Seimas,Minister of Education,Science and Sports 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.
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. He was formerly 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.
Gintautas Paluckas is a Lithuanian politician serving as the 18th prime minister of Lithuania since December 2024. Paluckas served as Deputy Mayor of Vilnius from 2015 to 2019,as the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) from 2017 to 2021 and has been a member of the Seimas since the 2020 election.
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.
The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" is a centre-left and green Lithuanian political party founded on 29 January 2022 by Saulius Skvernelis,former Prime Minister of Lithuania. The party is moderately socially conservative.
The Union of the Fighters for Lithuania,previously known as the Union for the President of Lithuania was a minor political party in Lithuania of an eclectic far-right political orientation which was founded in 2011. It replaced the Lithuanian Liberty Union. It did not achieve any notable electoral results and was liquidated by the Central Electoral Commission in 2022 for failing to provide a list of members.
AgnėŠirinskienė is a Lithuanian politician. She was elected to the Seimas with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in 2016. One of the leading members of the party,she was described as "Ramūnas Karbauskis's hitwoman". She left the party in 2021 and joined Dawn of Nemunas in 2024.
Artūras Orlauskas is a Lithuanian comedian,actor,politician,one of the leaders of the Lithuanian Family Movement,and water polo player. He is the leader of the electoral list of the People and Justice Union in the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election.
Paluckas Cabinet is 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.
