Tenth Seimas of Lithuania

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Legislative body Seimas
JurisdictionFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Term2008—2012

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.

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Elections

In the elections in 2008, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 12 October 2008. Run-off elections were held on 26 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.

Lithuania Seimas 2008.svg
PartyNationwide constituencySingle-member constituenciesTotal
seats
+/–
First roundSecond round
Votes% [1] SeatsVotes% [1] SeatsVotes% [1] Seats
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats 243,82319.7218240,39319.570283,60535.442745+20
National Resurrection Party 186,62915.0913116,7269.5044,3865.54316New
Order and Justice 156,77712.6811147,65512.02081,18810.14415+5
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 144,89011.7210175,01814.252136,34517.041325+5
Coalition Labour Party + Youth 111,1498.99892,1847.5027,6213.45210–29
Liberal Movement 70,8625.73578,2576.39050,0666.25611New
Liberal and Centre Union 66,0785.34594,5807.7056,5617.0638–10
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania 59,2374.79058,8834.79129,7443.7123+1
Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union 46,1623.73064,3275.23036,6584.5833–7
New Union (Social Liberals) 45,0613.64054,4984.4306,5850.8211–10
Front 40,0163.24038,1923.10---0New
Young Lithuania 21,5891.7507,0800.5703,3660.42000
Civic Democratic Party 13,7751.1108,5680.6905,2640.6500New
Union of the Russians of Lithuania 11,3570.9203,6540.290--000
Lithuanian Social Democratic Union 10,6420.86010,3960.840--000
Lithuanian Centre Party 8,6690.7001,7760.140--000
Independents 33,1562.69038,8044.8544–1
Invalid/blank votes73,2395.5981,5816.23-35,5934.26-
Total1,236,716100701,309,7671003835,63610068141
Registered voters/turnout2,696,09048.592,696,07548.582,581,30532.27

Activities

Speaker of the Seimas
Arunas Valinskas.jpg
Arūnas Valinskas (National Resurrection Party)
17 November 2008 – 15 September 2009
Irena Degutiene 2009.jpg
Irena Degutienė (Homeland Union)
17 September 2009 – 14 September 2012

Homeland Union was the largest party in the Tenth Seimas and formed a coalition government with the populist National Resurrection Party, Liberal Movement and Liberal and Centre Union. TV producer and showman Arūnas Valinskas of the National Resurrection Party was elected the Speaker of the Seimas. Ten months later, on 15 September 2009, he was removed from office in a secret ballot and two days later was replaced by Irena Degutienė of the Homeland Union, [2] who became the first female Speaker of the Seimas. [3]

The Seimas approved the leader of the Homeland Union Andrius Kubilius as the Prime Minister. Kubilius led the Government throughout the term.

The term of the Tenth Seimas was plagued by the Great Recession and the busting of the housing bubble. The Seimas and the Government responded with a wide-ranging tax reform, changing over 60 laws in the final days of 2008, including increasing the VAT rate and eliminating exceptions for certain products and services, increasing the corporate income tax rate, excise taxes of fuel, cigarettes and alcohol, and lowering the personal income tax rate. Due to its rushed nature the reform was much-criticized by experts and tax payers and many of the laws were later adjusted. [4]

The reforms, together with the economic crisis and severe austerity measures, including cuts to public-sector salaries and pensions, brought about widespread dissatisfaction and protests. On 16 January 2009, more than 7,000 people gathered in front of the Seimas Palace in a protest that soon turned violent. [4] [5]

In the energy sector, the Seimas dissolved the energy holding company LEO LT that was expected to build the new Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant. However, the parliament approved a different project to build the power plant, with the Japanese company Hitachi as a strategic investor. [4] The proposal failed to win an approval from Lithuanian voters in a referendum in 2012. [6]

Several members of the Tenth Seimas were indicted for various offences, but only one was impeached and removed from office. Linas Karalius lost his mandate after taking a vacation while the Seimas was in session and having another member of the parliament, Aleksandras Sacharukas, vote in his name. Sacharucas was also indicted but narrowly won the impeachment vote. [4]

Composition

Parliamentary groups

After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal and Centre Union (LCSF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Order and Justice (FTT, also included members of the Electoral Action of the Poles in Lithuania), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF), National Resurrection Party (TPPF) and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas (MSNG). [3]

In Summer 2009, the National Resurrection Party parliamentary group, which had been part of the ruling coalition, split into "One Lithuania" (FVL, Lithuanian : Frakcija Viena Lietuva) and Oak (ĄF, Lithuanian : Ąžuolo Frakcija) parliamentary groups. The former eventually former Christian Party (KPF) parliamentary group, while the latter joined with the Liberal and Centre Union. [3]

By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active. [7]

Seimas (October 1, 2012).svg
NameAbbr.Members
Labor Party DPF10
Order and Justice FTT17
Liberal and Centre Union LCSF12
Christian Party KPF8
Liberal Movement LSF12
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania LSDPF23
Homeland Union TSF43
OthersMSNG13
Vacant seats2

Members

A total of 154 members served on the Tenth Seimas. [8]

Name, SurnameConstituencyElectoral listParliamentary groupNotes
Remigijus Ačas Nationwide TT FTTUntil 9 April 2011
Mantas Adomėnas Senamiesčio TS TSLKDF
Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė Žirmūnų TS TSLKDF
Raimundas Alekna Nationwide TS Until 17 November 2008
Vytenis Andriukaitis Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Arvydas Anušauskas Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Petras Auštrevičius Nationwide LRLS LSF
Audronius Ažubalis Šeškinės TS TSLKDF
Vincas Babilius Nationwide TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Vaidotas Bacevičius Kretingos TS TSLKDF
Zigmantas Balčytis Šilalės-Šilutės LSDP LSDPFUntil 28 June 2009
Virginija Baltraitienė Kėdainių DP DPF
Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas Nationwide TT FTTFrom 18 November 2008
Mindaugas Bastys Šakių LSDP LSDPF
Rima Baškienė Šiaulių kaimiškoji LVLS MSNG
Asta Baukutė Nationwide TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
MSNG (from 21 September 2010)
Antanas Baura Anykščių-Kupiškio LVLS MSNG
Danutė Bekintienė Karoliniškių TS TSLKDF
Agnė Bilotaitė Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė Nationwide LSDP LSDPFUntil 28 June 2009
Vytautas Bogušis Nationwide LCS LCSF
Bronius Bradauskas Kaišiadorių-Elektrėnų LSDP LSDPF
Saulius Bucevičius Akmenės-Joniškio DP DPF
Dainius Budrys Nationwide TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
LSDPF (from 12 April 2012)
Valentinas Bukauskas Nationwide DP DPF
Andrius Burba Nationwide TPP LCSFFrom 18 November 2010
Algirdas Butkevičius Vilkaviškio LSDP LSDPF
Algis Čaplikas Nationwide LCS LCSF
Vida Marija Čigriejienė Panemunės TS TSLKDF
Rimantas Dagys Šilainių TS TSLKDF
Kęstutis Daukšys Nationwide DP DPF
Julius Dautartas Nevėžio TS TSLKDF
Irena Degutienė Naujamiesčio TS TSLKDF
Laimontas Dinius Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
LSF (from 12 November 2010)
Algimantas Dumbrava Zarasų-Visagino TT FTT
Arimantas Dumčius Kalniečių TS TSLKDF
Audrius Endzinas Šilutės-Pagėgių LRLS LSF
Vytautas Galvonas Nationwide TT FTT
Vytautas Gapšys Nationwide DP DPF
Vydas Gedvilas Nationwide DP DPF
Stanislovas Giedraitis MažeikiųIndependentLSDPF
Kęstutis Glaveckas Dainavos LRLS LSF
Loreta Graužinienė Nationwide DP DPF
Petras Gražulis Gargždų TT FTT
Vytautas Grubliauskas Danės LRLS LSFUntil 11 April 2011
Juozas Imbrasas Nationwide TT Until 17 November 2008
Jonas Jagminas Plungės-Rietavo LSDP LSDPF
MSNG (from 17 March 2011)
Donatas Jankauskas Kauno kaimiškoji TS TSLKDF
Edmundas Jonyla Raseinių LSDP LSDPF
Rasa Juknevičienė Žaliakalnio TS TSLKDF
Jonas Juozapaitis Pakruojo-Joniškio LSDP LSDPF
Evaldas Jurkevičius Baltijos TS TSLKDF
Česlovas Juršėnas Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Linas Karalius Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Until 11 November 2010
Justinas Karosas Lazdijų-Druskininkų LSDP LSPDFUntil 6 June 2012
Algis Kašėta Varėnos-Eišiškių LRLS LSF
Algis Kazulėnas Rokiškio TS TSLKDF
Ligitas Kernagis Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Gediminas Kirkilas Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Egidijus Klumbys Nationwide TT FTT
Kęstas Komskis Nationwide TT FTT
Jonas Kondrotas Nationwide DP MSNG
DPF (from 19 April 2011)
From 12 April 2011
Andrius Kubilius Antakalnio TS TSLKDF
Dalia Kuodytė Nationwide LRLS LSF
Rytas Kupčinskas Aleksoto-Vilijampolės TS TSLKDF
Vytautas Kurpuvesas Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
MSNG (from 21 June 2012)
Kazimieras Kuzminskas Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Evaldas Lementauskas Nationwide TT MSNG
Arminas Lydeka Nationwide LCS LCSF
MSNG (from 21 September 2010)
LSF (from 23 September 2010)
Jonas Liesys Trakų-Elektrėnų LCS LCSF
Petras Luomanas Aukštaitijos TS TSLKDF
Michal Mackevič Širvintų-Vilniaus LLRA MSNG
FTT (from 21 November 2008)
Vincė Vaidevutė Margevičienė Centro TS TSLKDF
Eligijus Masiulis Marių LRLS LSF
Kęstutis Masiulis Kelmės TS TSLKDF
Antanas Matulas Pasvalio-Panevėžio TS TSLKDF
Vitas Matuzas Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Andrius Mazuronis Nationwide TT FTT
Valentinas Mazuronis Nationwide TT FTT
Donalda Meiželytė Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Artūras Melianas Naujosios Vilnios LCS LCSF
Dangutė Mikutienė Nationwide DP DPF
Albinas Mitrulevičius Marijampolės LSDP LSDPFFrom 27 February 2011
Jaroslav Narkevič Vilniaus-Trakų LLRA MSNG
FTT (from 21 November 2008)
Gediminas Navaitis Nationwide LRLS LSF
MSNG (from 21 June 2012)
Antanas Nedzinskas Dzūkijos TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Juozas Olekas Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Juozas Palionis Prienų LSDP LSDPFUntil 17 October 2011
Bronius Pauža Jurbarko LSDP LSDPF
Marija Aušrinė Pavilionienė Nationwide LSDP LSDPFFrom 7 July 2009
Saulius Pečeliūnas Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Almantas Petkus Telšių TT FTT
Milda Petrauskienė Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Jonas Pinskus Nationwide DP DPFUntil 12 April 2011
Edmundas Pupinis Utenos TS TSLKDF
Naglis Puteikis Danės TS MSNG
TSLKDF (from 13 September 2011)
From 26 July 2011
Auksutė Ramanauskaitė-Skokauskienė Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Konstantas Ramelis Ignalinos-Švenčionių LVLS MSNGFrom 20 July 2011
Jonas Ramonas Nationwide TT FTT
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Jurgis Razma Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Algis Rimas Marijampolės LSDP LSDPFUntil 9 August 2010
Rimas Antanas Ručys Nationwide TT FTT
Rūta Rutkelytė Nationwide TS TSLKDFFrom 18 November 2008
Julius Sabatauskas Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Liudvikas Sabutis Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Aleksandr Sacharuk Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
From 18 November 2008
Algimantas Salamakinas Radviliškio LSDP LSDPF
Paulius Saudargas Justiniškių TS TSLKDF
Valerijus Simulik Dainų NS MSNG
TPPF (from 5 May 2009)
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
MSNG (from 22 September 2009)
LSDPF (from 30 November 2010)
Rimantas Sinkevičius Jonavos LSDP LSDPF
Algirdas Sysas Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Rimantas Smetona Nationwide TT FTT
Gintaras Songaila Nationwide TS TSLKDF
MSNG (from 10 September 2011)
Aurelija Stancikienė Nationwide TS TSLKDF
MSNG (from 7 June 2012)
Jonas Stanevičius Skuodo-MažeikiųIndependentTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Kazys Starkevičius Pramonės TS TSLKDF
Gintaras Steponavičius Lazdynų LRLS LSF
Arūnė Stirblytė Vakarinė TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Saulius Stoma Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
TSLKDF (from 24 September 2009)
MSNG (from 26 June 2012)
Valentinas Stundys Molėtų-Švenčionių TS TSLKDF
Stasys Šedbaras Tauragės TS TSLKDF
Andrius Šedžius Saulės LSDP LSDPF
MSNG (from 15 September 2010)
Irena Šiaulienė Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Žilvinas Šilgalis Nationwide LCS LCSF
MSNG (from 2 July 2010)
Jonas Šimėnas Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Raimondas Šukys Fabijoniškių LCS LCSF
Leonard Talmont Vilniaus-Šalčininkų LLRA FTTFrom 24 November 2009
Erikas Tamašauskas Nationwide LRLS LSF
Daiva Tamošiūnaitė Nationwide TPP Until 17 November 2008
Dalia Teišerskytė Nationwide LRLS LSF
Valdemar Tomaševski Vilniaus-Šalčininkų LLRA MSNG
FTT (from 21 November 2008)
Until 21 June 2009
Kazimieras Uoka Nationwide TS TSLKDF
MSNG (from 10 September 2011)
Justinas Urbanavičius Kauno-Kėdainių TS TSLKDF
Viktor Uspaskich Nationwide DP DPFUntil 15 June 2009
Zita Užlytė Alytaus TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
Arūnas Valinskas Nationwide TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Ingrida Valinskienė Nationwide TPP TPPF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 September 2009)
LCSF (from 21 September 2010)
Ona Valiukevičiūtė Nationwide TT FTT
Valdemaras Valkiūnas Biržų-KupiškioIndependentLCSF
ĄF (from 16 July 2009)
TPPF (from 17 July 2009)
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
MSNG (from 30 March 2010)
LCSF (from 2 July 2010)
MSNG (from 30 June 2012)
Mantas Varaška SuvalkijosIndependentTPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
TSLKDF (from 10 March 2011)
MSNG (from 19 April 2012)
Egidijus Vareikis Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Julius Veselka Ukmergės TT FTT
Birutė Vėsaitė Nationwide LSDP LSDPF
Arvydas Vidžiūnas Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Mečislovas Zasčiurinskas Nationwide DP DPF
Emanuelis Zingeris Nationwide TS TSLKDF
Artūras Zuokas Nationwide LCS LCSFUntil 30 November 2009
Agnė Zuokienė Nationwide LCS MSNGFrom 8 December 2009
Edvardas Žakaris Aušros LSDP LSDPF
Pranas Žeimys Pajūrio TS TSLKDF
Remigijus Žemaitaitis Šilalės-Šilutės TT FTTFrom 8 December 2009
Vidmantas Žiemelis Nationwide TS TSLKDF
KPF (from 16 March 2010)
Rokas Žilinskas Nationwide TPP TPPF
FVL (from 10 September 2009)
KPF (from 11 February 2010)
MSNG (from 19 April 2011)
TSLKDF (from 23 June 2011)

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