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On Tuesday, early voting in elections to the European Parliament begins in Lithuania and will last for three days.

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...

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.

Almost 170,000 voters cast ballots in advance in the presidential election and referendum on multiple citizenship from Tuesday to Thursday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) reports.

Citizenship, civic duty, patriotism are words that have always been very important in Lithuania. However, the question is are these values truly cherished by young people? Are they interested in civic matters whatsoever? Are our efforts sufficient in raising the awareness of young individuals about ...

Early voting opened at polling stations at 7 a.m. Tuesday to elect Lithuania’s next president and decide on the retention of citizenship in a mandatory referendum.

Ingrida Simonyte, the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats' lead candidate, was the only party leader to secure an outright victory in single-member constituencies in Sunday's first round of voting.

Extended four-day early voting in the parliament election starts in Lithuania on Monday, held to reduce the risk of the coronavirus pandemic spreading further.

The Justice Ministry in Lithuania is suggesting extending early voting and voting at home from two to four days, taking into account the situation around the coronavirus pandemic, and is also proposing allowing voting not only at municipalities.

Lithuanian citizens living abroad will be able to vote in the upcoming elections and referenda in May at around 60 places, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.

A bill on online voting is being presented to the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday. The piece of legislation, drafted by the Ministry of Justice, lays out the basics of online voting without actually introducing the measure yet.

The Lithuanian government has approved a bill proposed by the Justice Ministry that would institute a voting system via the Internet.

During her meeting on Tuesday with representatives of the Lithuanian World Community, Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė noted that, in her opinion, Lithuania's election system should be changed by 2020, while the first ones to try out e-voting should be Lithuanians residing abroad.

Lithuania's Ministry of Justice submitted a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would allow creating a system for online voting in elections and referenda.

The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed amendments stipulating introduction of electronic voting terminals for early voting in general elections and referenda.

Fifty-six percent of people in Lithuania are in favour of online voting as an additional possibility to take part in elections, according to a survey for the Ministry of Justice.

Lithuania's government on Monday approved the bid to allow online voting.

The Estonian government on Thursday endorsed a bill initiated in the Riigikogu to lower the voting age at local municipality elections to 16 years, informs Postimees Online.