On Friday, 26 April, political parties participating in the European Parliament election campaign drew lots to determine their numbers that will be used on ballot papers. The procedure was organised by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK).
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Political parties in Lithuania have 110,019 members and lost several hundred of them over the past six months, with the Order and Justice party having seen the biggest drop, according to the Justice Ministry's data published on March 1.
The Lithuanian Seimas on Tuesday lowered the parliamentary election threshold to 3 percent for political parties and 5 percent for coalitions.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda vetoed on Tuesday legislative amendments allowing political parties to continue using state-owned or municipal property free of charge.
The number of members of political parties in Lithuania has risen by 3,400 to 118,800 over the past year, which accounts for 5 percent of the country's adult population, shows data published by Statistics Lithuania on Monday.