- Elections in Lithuania
Elections in Lithuania gives information on
election and election results in Lithuania.Lithuania elects on national level a
head of state -- thepresident -- and alegislature . 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 byproportional representation . Lithuania has amulti-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 formcoalition government s.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
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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]
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