Elections in Lithuania

Elections in Lithuania gives information on election and election results in Lithuania.

Lithuania elects on national level a head of state -- the president -- and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The parliament ("Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas") has 141 members, elected to a four year term, with 71 members elected in single-seat constituencies and 70 members elected by proportional representation. Lithuania has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Latest elections

Governing majority

29 November 2004 - 4 July 2006

*Labour Party (Darbo partija)
*Coalition of Algirdas Brazauskas and Artūras Paulauskas "Working for Lithuania"(Social Democrats and New Union)(Algirdo Brazausko ir Artūro Paulausko koalicija "Už darbą Lietuvai")
*Peasants and New Democratic Party Union(Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjungos)

81 of 141 seatscentre-left

4 July 2006 - today

*Social Democrats(Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija)
*Peasants and New Democratic Party Union(Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjungos)
*Liberals and Center Union(Liberalų ir centro sąjunga)

59 of 141 seatscentre-lefttolerated by Homeland Union (25 seats/right)

ee also

* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system
* Election in Central Lithuania

External links

* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/l/lithuania/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://www.parties-and-elections.de/lithuania.html Parties and elections]