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.
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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...
On Wednesday, 8 May, two presidential candidates, Labour Party’s leader Andrius Mazuronis and former MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis, cast their ballots in advance in the 2024 presidential race.
Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda has the highest approval rating among 2024 presidential candidates, shows the latest poll conducted by the public opinion and market research company Baltijos tyrimai.
If the presidential election were to take place next Sunday, incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda would garner the most votes, shows the latest public opinion poll. Lithuania will hold the 2024 presidential election on 12 May.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) says eight candidates have garnered the necessary support for their presidential bids as it completed checking the signatures on Monday.
The State Security Department (VSD) disputes the findings of a parliamentary inquiry into a VSD whistleblower’s case. An ad hoc commission of the Seimas examined how the VSD collected information during the 2019 presidential election campaign. The commission concluded that then presidential candidat...
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court has received a complaint from presidential candidate Eduardas Vaitkus, who is contesting the Central Election Commission’s (VRK) decision not to publish his political programme.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has issued forms for the collection of voter signatures to 10 participants of the 2024 Lithuanian presidential election campaign.
If presidential elections were to take place next Sunday, incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda would be the leading candidate, shows the latest public opinion poll.
The Nation and Justice Union (Centrists, Nationalists) has nominated its leader Petras Gražulis as the party’s presidential candidate. However, Gražulis, who was impeached and removed from office as an MP last year, may be barred from the 2024 presidential election.
The Lithuanian Regions Party will not nominate its candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Earlier, the party endorsed Mantas Varaška, mayor of Kazlų Rūda, but he withdrew from the race complaining about the party’s lacking support for his presidential bid.
Mayor of Kazlų Rūda, Mantas Varaška, has decided to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election, complaining about the lack of support from the Lithuanian Regions Party, which had endorsed him at first.
President Gitanas Nausėda continues to be a clear frontrunner in presidential polls, while Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė significantly lags behind the top three, a poll commissioned by ELTA news agency in November shows.
Lithuania's State Security Department on Wednesday strongly denied the information provided by an intelligence officer that it allegedly collected information on people who were part of then presidential candidate Gitanas Nauseda's circle and diplomat Vygaudas Usackas.
Lithuanian presidential candidate Gitanas Nauseda says he would somewhat change the rhetoric toward Russia, but no substantial changes can occur until Moscow alters its behavior toward Ukraine.
Lithuania's presidential candidate Ingrida Simonyte described on Sunday the election campaign as tactful and even boring.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, one of the presidential candidates, expects some serious fight in the presidential runoff.
Lithuanian MP Naglis Puteikis, one of the presidential candidates, on Friday confirmed he did not vote for himself, apologized to voters and invited them to vote for other candidates, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis or philosopher Arvydas Juozaitis.
