Country: | Lithuania |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 2009 Lithuanian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Next Election: | 2019 Lithuanian presidential election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Election Date: | 11 May 2014 (first round) 25 May 2014 (second round) |
Turnout: | 52.23% (first round) 47.37% (second round) |
Image1: | Dalia Grybauskaitė 2013-11-17.jpg |
Nominee1: | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 701,999 |
Percentage1: | 59.08% |
Nominee2: | Zigmantas Balčytis |
Party2: | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
Popular Vote2: | 486,214 |
Percentage2: | 40.92% |
President | |
Before Election: | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
Before Party: | Independent politician |
After Election: | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
After Party: | Independent politician |
Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 11 May 2014, with a second round held on 25 May between the top two candidates from the first round.[1] In the second round, incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė was re-elected with 58% of the vote. Second round took place alongside the 2014 European elections.
Since these elections all potential voters, living permanently or temporarily outside of Republic of Lithuania, had to submit documents to Central Election Commission's register.[2]
Initially 12 candidates were officially confirmed to participate,[3] but only 7 fulfilled the criterion of 20,000 supporting signatures.[4]
Grybauskaitė was supported by the Homeland Union and Liberal Movement.
Unsuccessful candidates include: Rolandas Paksas, Linas Balsys, Kristina Brazauskienė, Vladas Lašas, Jonas Lašinis, Rolandas Paulauskas.
Candidate | Spinter Tyrimai 7–15 April 2014[5] | Vilmorus/Lietuvos Rytas 4–9 April 2014 [6] | Spinter Tyrimai 15–20 March 2014[7] | Lietuvos rytas 13–17 March 2014[8] | Spinter Tyrimai 21–28 February 2014[9] | Lietuvos rytas 14–23 February 2014 [10] | Spinter Tyrimai 16–26 January 2014[11] | Spinter Tyrimai November 2013 | Spinter Tyrimai 18–31 October 2013[12] | |
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Dalia Grybauskaitė | 42.5 | 46.9 | 39.3 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 43.3 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 36.5 | |
Zigmantas Balčytis | 12.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |
Artūras Paulauskas | 9.9 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
Naglis Puteikis | 3.5 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Valdemar Tomaševski | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
Bronis Ropė | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | ||||
Artūras Zuokas | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
Linas Balsys | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | ||||||
Rolandas Paulauskas | 1.1 | |||||||||
Kristina Brazauskienė | 0.6 | |||||||||
Vladas Lašas | 0.5 | |||||||||
Jonas Lašinis | 0.3 | |||||||||
Rolandas Paksas | 9.7 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 4.3 | |||||
(Undecided) | 14.9 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 10.7 | ||
(Not planned to vote) | 8.4 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 |