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Freedom Party’s leader Aušrinė Armonaitė will top the party’s list of candidates in elections to the Seimas this October.

The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has registered a total of 19 parties for elections to the Seimas due in October.

Leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens party (LVŽS), Ramūnas Karbauskis, would not support the candidacy of Social Democrat Gintautas Paluckas for the prime minister’s seat. He fears that Paluckas lacks competences to lead the Government, contrary to President Gitanas Nausėda’s claims.

National Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas says he does not rule out seeking to lead the ruling Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) but wants to wait for results of the general election first.

On Thursday, leadership of the party Democrats For Lithuania will convene a meeting of the party’s board to approve the list of candidates for parliamentary elections and its election programme.

The Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) completed ranking its candidates for upcoming parliamentary elections.

Members of Generation Z are still somewhat indifferent towards elections. The Presidential elections and the referendum regarding the retention of citizenship (both took place on 12 May) caused a lot of discussions online, but the young generation received the most attention. People often say that t...

In July it should become clear whether Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going to lead the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) in upcoming elections to the Seimas.

As much as 46% of young Lithuanians voted in the presidential elections and referendums held on 12 May 2019, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced. Although the young voters’ turnout really stood out that year, the percentage could certainly be higher. What do Gen Z representatives think o...

The European elections are inevitably approaching. Although decisions made by the EU citizens participating in the elections are highly important for the future of European democracy, the citizens of Lithuania, especially the younger generations, show little interest in the event. What reasons are b...

The Seimas adopted amendments Thursday to allow open ballot in the election of the LRT public broadcaster’s director general.

The 12th of May is almost here. Together with the first round of the presidential election, Lithuanians will also vote in a referendum on the retention of Lithuanian citizenship. It is an important ant significant opportunity for Lithuania. Are Lithuanians really ready for the referendum, do they re...

Leader of the Farmers and Greens party (LVŽS) Ramūnas Karbauskis does not rule out that lawyer Ignas Vėgėlė, former presidential candidate who finished third in the 2024 presidential race, might lead his party in October’s parliamentary elections. The two are planned to meet next week to discuss pol...

In two days of early voting in the runoff presidential election, more than 96,000 Lithuanians have cast ballots and 7,000 more have voted in special polling stations.

Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda on Thursday voted in advance in the 2024 presidential election runoff. The head of state, who garnered 43.95% of votes in the first round while his rival Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė was the runner-up with 20.05%, was reluctant to predict the outcome of electio...

President Gitanas Nausėda is determined to continue his visits to regions if re-elected for another five-year term. Nausėda’s first-round rivals claimed the tours were part of the incumbent president’s election campaigning.

On Sunday, 19 May, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) officially confirmed the results of the first round of the 2024 Lithuanian presidential election.

President Gitanas Nausėda hopes to win additional votes as he seeks re-election in the runoff vote due on 26 May. A 75-25% ratio of the vote would be a “good” result in the race against Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, he says.

Voter support for first-round presidential contender Eduardas Vaitkus, accused of spreading pro-Kremlin views, is not limited to two district municipalities only, says opposition MP Saulius Skvernelis.

The Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence on Wednesday will consider whether statements made by former presidential candidate Eduardas Vaitkus require parliament’s evaluation. Vaitkus garnered 7.33% of votes and finished 5th out of 8 candidates in the first round of the 2024 Lithuanian p...