2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election explained

Country:Lithuania
Previous Election:2020
Next Election:2028
Election Date:13 October 2024 (first round)
Seats For Election:All 141 seats in the Seimas
Majority Seats:71
Turnout:52.20% (4.39pp)
Leader1:Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Party1:Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Last Election1:13
Current Seats1:14
Seats1:52
Percentage1:19.32
Party2:Homeland Union
Last Election2:50
Current Seats2:49
Seats2:28
Percentage2:18.00
Leader3:Remigijus Žemaitaitis
Party3:Dawn of Nemunas
Last Election3:new
Current Seats3:3
Seats3:20
Percentage3:14.97
Leader4:Saulius Skvernelis
Party4:Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
Last Election4:new
Current Seats4:16
Seats4:14
Percentage4:9.22
Leader5:Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
Party5:Liberals' Movement (Lithuania)
Last Election5:13
Current Seats5:13
Seats5:12
Percentage5:7.70
Leader6:Ramūnas Karbauskis
Party6:Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Last Election6:32
Current Seats6:17
Seats6:8
Percentage6:7.02
Leader7:Waldemar Tomaszewski
Party7:Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
Last Election7:3
Current Seats7:2
Seats7:3
Percentage7:3.88
Leader8:Vytautas Radžvilas
Party8:National Alliance (Lithuania)
Last Election8:0
Current Seats8:0
Seats8:1
Percentage8:2.87
Leader9:Artūras Zuokas
Party9:Freedom and Justice
Last Election9:1
Current Seats9:0
Seats9:1
Percentage9:0.77
Leader11:
Party11:Independents
Last Election11:4
Current Seats11:3
Seats11:2
Percentage11:
Prime Minister
Before Election:Ingrida Šimonytė
Before Party:Homeland Union
After Election:Gintautas Paluckas
After Party:Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

The 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election was held on 13 and 27 October 2024 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. Parliament members were elected in 71 single-member constituencies using the two-round system, and the remaining 70 in a single nationwide constituency using proportional representation. The first round was held on 13 October and the second round on 27 October.[1] [2] [3]

The elections were won by the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP),[4] which secured 19.32% of the popular vote and 52 seats, up from 9.58% and 13 seats in the previous elections in 2020. The Homeland Union (TS–LKD), the largest party in the ruling centre-right coalition in the preceding Seimas, finished a distant second, securing 28 seats, down from its previous 50.

Following the first round of the election, the Social Democrats entered into coalition talks with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (DSVL), which had split from the latter. After the second round, the consultations were expanded to include the Liberals' Movement (LS), which had been part of the outgoing conservative-led coalition, and Dawn of Nemunas (PPNA), a new nationalist party that finished in third place overall.[5]

The LSDP eventually reached a deal with DSVL and PPNA to form a coalition government.[6] The Social Democrats' decision to include the Dawn of Nemunas party, whose founder is known for making controversial statements, prompted domestic and international backlash.[7]

Background

The 2020 election was won by the Homeland Union, which formed a coalition with the Liberal Movement and Freedom Party. The Šimonytė Cabinet was appointed by President Gitanas Nausėda on 7 December 2020, after the Seimas approved Ingrida Šimonytė as Prime Minister.[8] On 11 December, the Government program was approved, thus the cabinet officially took office.[9] Major domestic and foreign events during the term include the COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania, 2020–2021 Belarusian protests and the Belarus–European Union border crisis and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The 2023 Lithuanian municipal elections were won by the opposition Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, with the Homeland Union at second place, and the Homeland Union candidate Ingrida Šimonytė was defeated by incumbent Gitanas Nausėda in the 2024 Lithuanian presidential election with the largest share of the vote in the history of presidential elections in Lithuania. However, the Homeland Union finished at first place in the 2024 European Parliament election in Lithuania, with the Social Democrats at second place. The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, which was the largest party in the Seimas prior to the 2020 parliamentary election, split, with the defectors forming the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania", and finished third in the 2023 municipal and the 2024 European Parliament elections.

Other notable changes in the political landscape since 2020 included the establishment of Dawn of Nemunas, led by presidential candidate Remigijus Žemaitaitis after his expulsion from Freedom and Justice due to his antisemitic statements, which grew in popularity after the 2024 presidential election, as well as the poor performance of the Labour Party, which failed to win a deputy in the European Parliament for the first time since its establishment in 2003, and which was subsequently abandoned by several of the party's members of parliament, which led to the collapse of the party's parliamentary group.[10]

Electoral seat allocation

There were 1740 candidates running for seats in the parliament, including 8 mayors, 4 MEPs and 128 current members of the Seimas. Additionally, 700 politicians vied for seats in 71 single-mandate constituencies.

Half of the seats in the 141-member parliament are allocated to party lists that will clear the 5-percent threshold.

Changes to the constitution and new electoral code

After passing amendment of Constitution's article № 56 in April 2022, to be eligible for election, candidates must be at least 21 years old on the election day, not under allegiance to a foreign state and permanently reside in Lithuania,[11] while previously, candidates needed to be at least 25 years old on the election day. Persons serving or due to serve a sentence imposed by the court 65 days before the election are not eligible. Also, judges, citizens performing military service, and servicemen of professional military service and officials of statutory institutions and establishments may not run for election. In addition, a person who has been removed from office through impeachment may be elected after 10 year period after impeachment.[12] [13]

The Electoral Code was adopted on 23 June 2022. The Code replaced various electoral acts and introduced several changes to the parliamentary elections. It allowed the establishment more than one overseas constituency and removed a ban of political parties' campaigning on Saturdays (e. g. one day prior to the election).[14] The Electoral Code introduced changes for members to be elected in single-member constituencies. Prior to change, leading candidates needed to obtain over 50 per cent of all votes (including invalid ballots) to be elected in the first round. After the change, leading candidates needed to obtain just over 20 per cent of votes from all registered voters in a particular single-member constituency.[15]

Impeached politicians that will be eligible for reelection

PoliticianParty at time of impeachmentImpeachment dateEligibility date for running
President of the Republic Rolandas PaksasIndependent6 April 20046 April 2014
Member of Seimas National Resurrection Party11 November 201011 November 2020
Member of Seimas Neringa VenckienėThe Way of Courage19 June 201419 June 2024

Boundary changes

In 2023, single-member constituencies were redrawn. Most boundary changes happened in Klaipėda, Kaunas, Vilnius and their suburbs.[16] [17]

accused some boundary changes as being an attempt of "artificial dilution of the minority electorate".[18]

Electoral system

See main article: Elections in Lithuania.

The Seimas has 141 members, elected to a four-year term in parallel voting, with 71 members elected in single-seat constituencies using the two-round system and 70 members elected by proportional representation.[19] The voting in the elections is open to all citizens of Lithuania who are at least 18 years old.

Parliament members in the 71 single-seat constituencies are elected in a majority vote; or per a new provision instituted in 2022, a leading candidate in a constituency is directly elected if they receive the support of one fifth of registered voters.[20] A run-off is held within 15 days, if necessary. The remaining 70 seats are allocated to the participating political parties using the largest remainder method. Parties normally need to receive at least 5% (7% for multi-party electoral lists) of the votes to be eligible for a seat. Candidates take the seats allocated to their parties based on the preference lists submitted before the election and adjusted by preference votes given by the voters.

For the 2024 election, around 2.4 million people were eligible to vote.[21]

Campaign

Announcement

On 9 April 2024 the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, officially announced 13 October 2024 as the election date. The announcement launched the election campaign, allowing the potential participants to register for the elections, raise funds and campaign in public.[22]

Participating parties

The following is a list of parties which are registered as participants in the election by the Central Election Commission. 23 political parties were eligible to participate in the elections, having submitted their membership rolls before 10 April 2024, in compliance with legal requirements. 20 political parties registered for the elections before the deadline on 22 July 2024. [23] Three parties, Together with the Vytis, Movement for Forests – Young Lithuania and Christian Union, withdrew from the race on their own accord.[24] [25] [26] On 9 August 2024, 15 different electoral lists were registered. 1,740 candidates participated in the elections: 1,089 men and 651 women.[27]

Party representives drew their ballot numbers in a ceremony in Seimas Palace on 19 August 2024. Number of the People and Justice Union was drawn by the representative of the CEC, due to members failure to participate in the event.[28]

Party / Electoral listAbbr.LeaderIdeologySeats
PartyElectoral listLast election
1bgcolor=People and Justice Union
TTSPetras GražulisArtūras Orlauskas[29] National conservatism
Euroscepticism
2bgcolor=National Alliance
NSVytautas RadžvilasVytautas Sinica[30] Christian conservatism
National conservatism
3bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
LSDPVilija Blinkevičiūtė[31] Social democracy
4bgcolor=Lithuanian Green Party
LŽPIeva Budraitė[32] Green liberalism
5bgcolor=Lithuanian People's Party
LLPTauras JakelaitisEduardas Vaitkus[33] Russophilia
Hard Euroscepticism
6bgcolor=Lithuanian Regions Party
LRPJonas Pinskus[34] Social democracy
Regionalism
Social conservatism
8bgcolor=Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
LVŽSRamūnas KarbauskisAurelijus VerygaAgrarianism
Social conservatism
Left-wing populism
9bgcolor=Coalition of Peace
Labour PartyDPViktor UspaskichViktor Uspaskich[35] Populism
bgcolor=Lithuanian Christian Democracy PartyLKDPMindaugas PuidokasChristian rightdid not participate
bgcolor=Samogitian PartyŽPIrena Stražinskaitė-GlinskienėRegionalismdid not participate
10bgcolor=Freedom and Justice
PLTArtūras Zuokas[36] Conservative liberalism
National liberalism
11Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
DSVLSaulius Skvernelis[37] Green conservatism
Social democracy
split from LVŽS
12bgcolor=Dawn of Nemunas
PPNARemigijus Žemaitaitis[38] Populism
Nationalism
split from PLT
13bgcolor=Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
TS–LKDGabrielius LandsbergisIngrida Šimonytė[39] Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy
14bgcolor=Liberals' Movement
LSViktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen[40] Classical liberalism
16bgcolor=Freedom Party
LPAušrinė Armonaitė[41] Liberalism
17bgcolor=Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
LLRA-KŠSWaldemar Tomaszewski[42] Polish interests
Social conservatism

Debates

The Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT hosted six televised debate shows, organized together with the . According to the CEC these were to be divided into two rounds of three debate shows.[43] Each debate included five parties (or electoral lists), and was broadcast on TV and online starting at 9:00 PM. The moderators were LRT journalists Deividas Jursevičius,, and .[44]

LRT TV debates
First round
23 September 24 September 25 September
  • Social Democrats
  • Green Party
  • Farmers and Greens Union
  • Union of Democrats
  • Liberal Movement
  • Electoral Action of Poles
  • Freedom and Justice
  • People's Party
  • Homeland Union
  • Dawn of Nemunas
  • Coalition of Peace
  • National Alliance
  • People and Justice Union
  • Regions Party
  • Freedom Party
Second round
7 October 8 October 9 October
  • Coalition of Peace
  • Electoral action of Poles
  • People and Justice Union
  • People's Party
  • Freedom Party
  • Social Democrats
  • Green Party
  • Farmers and Greens Union
  • Union of Democrats
  • Liberal Movement
  • National Alliance
  • Freedom and Justice
  • Regions Party
  • Homeland Union
  • Dawn of Nemunas

Seven radio debates, hosted by LRT Radijas, were organized along similar lines. Each radio debate included representatives of two or three parties, and was broadcast on FM radio and the LRT website starting at 9:05 AM.

LRT Radijas debates
30 September 1 October 2 October 3 October
  • Social Democrats
  • Homeland Union
  • Coalition of Peace
  • National Alliance
  • People's Party
  • Union of Democrats
  • Freedom Party
  • Electoral Action of Poles
  • Dawn of Nemunas
4 October 7 October 8 October
  • Farmers and Greens Union
  • Liberal Movement
  • Green Party
  • Freedom and Justice
  • People and Justice Union
  • Regions Party

Four radio debates dedicated specifically to cultural issues were hosted by LRT Klasika starting at 11:05 AM. Representatives from three or four parties were invited to participate in each of these debates.

Furthermore, the youth initiative "Žinau, ką renku" hosted a live debate in cooperation with LRT, which was held on 11 October at 8:00 PM in the courtyard of Lukiškės Prison. All of the leaders of the 15 parties were invited. This youth initiative also hosted individual debates for all 71 single-seat constituencies, which were broadcast on the LRT website.

After the first round of voting on 13 October, 63 of the 71 single-member constituencies remained contested between the top two candidates. Prior to the run-off elections on 27 October to determine the final winners, debates between the run-off candidates were filmed for each of these 63 districts and broadcast on the 15min, TV3, Delfi and Lrytas news portals, as well as the website rinkimai2024.lt. These debates were filmed from 16 to 21 October in the studios of Delfi and .[45]

Politicians not running

Nine incumbent members of Seimas chose to not run in the elections:[46]

Opinion polls

Parliamentary election poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and its background is shaded in the leading party's colour. The "Lead" column shows the percentage point difference between the two parties with the highest figures.

PollsterFieldwork datesSample sizeTS–LKDLVŽSLSDPLPLSLLRA−
KŠS
LRPTTSPLTDSVLPPNANSLead
Spinter tyrimai16–25 September 20241,00818.010.124.17.09.88.116.03.16.1
Vilmorus13–21 September 20241,00013.39.12.726.43.37.51.94.00.71.99.516.71.19.7
Baltijos tyrimai6–20 September 20241,00416.711.42.022.23.05.61.75.31.31.213.811.61.55.5
Baltijos tyrimai7–9 August 20241,00512.511.67.721.93.45.72.64.32.02.012.811.10.99.1
Spinter tyrimai19–29 July 20241,00716.813.33.521.55.310.711.817.04.5
Vilmorus11–21 July 20241,00015.713.84.326.44.37.11.74.810.29.910.7
Baltijos tyrimai21 June – 7 July 20241,00512.310.14.623.23.47.52.85.02.51.714.39.81.48.9
Spinter tyrimai18–28 June 20241,01315.68.83.221.36.09.18.913.46.7
2024 European elections9 June 2024691,57221.339.131.6617.988.105.425.785.255.451.255.953.793.35
Spinter tyrimai17–26 May 20241,01616.49.22.919.36.39.29.113.02.92.9
Baltijos tyrimai16–25 May 20241,02713.612.68.022.73.44.43.45.51.92.510.89.91.19.1
Spinter tyrimai17–25 April 20241,01815.49.63.220.45.19.98.47.42.95.0
Spinter tyrimai18–28 March 20241,00913.711.33.621.17.39.67.85.63.97.4
Baltijos tyrimai15–25 March 20241,11511.815.47.423.22.66.52.85.22.812.16.57.8
Vilmorus15–23 March 20241,00111.014.87.030.34.19.42.35.214.315.5
Baltijos tyrimai22 February – 5 March 20241,02112.711.35.822.34.34.83.24.73.215.34.57.0
Spinter tyrimai18–25 February 20241,01715.310.04.521.45.48.48.06.46.1
Vilmorus8–17 February 20241,00217.613.67.329.62.57.01.75.113.612.0
Baltijos tyrimai19–29 January 20241,02112.013.77.422.34.85.85.24.113.72.78.6
Spinter tyrimai19–26 January 20241,01215.110.82.922.95.68.29.75.92.97.8
Baltijos tyrimai15–30 December 20231,01714.113.47.121.04.47.93.35.02.03.917.13.9
Spinter tyrimai15–23 December 20231,01215.913.83.224.03.89.12.92.93.88.92.28.1
Vilmorus22 November – 2 December 20231,00012.612.55.932.74.65.91.95.13.612.320.1
Spinter tyrimai17–29 November 20231,01515.412.721.95.210.53.24.14.06.36.5
Baltijos tyrimai16–27 November 20231,01811.515.57.023.42.88.42.85.72.814.87.9
Vilmorus9–19 November 20231,00012.612.14.432.13.09.02.03.63.74.210.619.5
Baltijos tyrimai23 October – 7 November 20231,01311.914.19.725.92.89.91.44.61.43.513.611.8
Spinter tyrimai17–28 October 20231,01116.310.024.05.411.45.23.23.48.57.7
Vilmorus12–21 October 20231,00315.011.84.629.13.87.62.53.84.33.312.11.414.1
Spinter tyrimai18–26 September 20231,01315.39.44.722.85.712.63.55.08.97.5
Vilmorus14–23 September 20231,00319.212.44.531.93.77.41.73.92.84.09.314.7
Baltijos tyrimai24 August – 5 September 20231,01612.512.87.521.83.99.52.93.51.25.018.92.9
Spinter tyrimai20–29 July 20231,00917.412.13.819.64.210.73.33.912.42.2
Vilmorus17–19 July 20231,00316.012.65.231.04.36.91.63.92.12.612.315.0
Spinter tyrimai19–28 June 20231,01212.89.74.018.47.011.53.25.811.45.6
Baltijos tyrimai14–29 June 20231,02011.811.57.823.23.59.04.25.52.82.918.64.6
Baltijos tyrimai12–29 May 20231,00911.213.06.223.24.19.54.32.70.95.019.14.1
Spinter tyrimai19–26 May 20231,00913.112.55.420.75.59.73.45.19.47.6
Vilmorus17–21 May 20231,00013.015.46.229.83.97.01.62.61.44.413.514.4
Baltijos tyrimai20 April – 5 May 20231,02613.49.79.125.83.59.73.42.31.93.217.28.6
Spinter tyrimai18–27 April 20231,01416.613.72.723.53.89.83.810.16.7
Vilmorus14–22 April 20231,00015.613.13.928.84.18.02.33.62.63.312.913.2
Spinter tyrimai17–27 March 20231,01616.512.03.018.15.89.56.111.51.6
Vilmorus9–18 March 20231,00015.114.04.328.23.97.12.02.83.24.213.413.1
2023 municipal elections5 March 20231,169,17416.29.23.6717.453.556.955.332.472.60.926.681.121.25
Baltijos tyrimai15–28 February 20231,00314.210.08.918.33.47.44.83.62.34.718.30.6data-sort-value="0"Tie
Spinter tyrimai18–27 February 20231,01216.712.35.517.25.87.83.913.90.5
Vilmorus9–18 February 20231,00016.114.95.124.45.15.31.73.52.43.816.28.2
Baltijos tyrimai19–31 January 20231,02315.79.77.919.43.67.12.82.81.43.719.80.10.4
Spinter tyrimai18–27 January 20231,01016.413.14.617.66.88.93.017.30.3
Spinter tyrimai15–24 December 20221,01019.88.83.017.84.58.63.914.52.0
Vilmorus8–15 December 20221,00016.712.76.025.03.69.31.82.71.93.415.38.3
Baltijos tyrimai17 November – 2 December 20221,02612.211.37.316.23.89.53.02.62.18.618.90.32.7
Spinter tyrimai18–29 November 20221,01318.812.53.616.94.18.35.012.11.9
Vilmorus10–19 November 20221,00017.110.55.624.32.58.12.93.41.29.513.17.2
Baltijos tyrimai26 October – 8 November 20221,02615.712.48.017.73.77.52.63.22.28.016.11.6
Spinter tyrimai18–28 October 20221,01121.510.43.617.85.48.88.011.23.7
Vilmorus11–16 October 20221,00218.710.15.823.72.78.61.44.41.97.511.43.5
Spinter tyrimai20–30 September 20221,01018.710.15.817.66.19.77.510.11.1
Baltijos tyrimai16–27 September 20221,02413.410.68.320.03.67.04.23.42.48.915.74.3
Vilmorus15–24 September 20221,00018.911.65.922.42.86.41.95.42.88.612.32.5
Spinter tyrimai25 August – 2 September 20221,00619.110.83.612.77.89.86.414.54.6
Baltijos tyrimaiAugust 202215.010.66.418.33.19.42.72.21.18.720.11.8
Baltijos tyrimai12–28 July 20221,02115.87.46.520.02.59.93.32.21.812.716.93.1
Spinter tyrimai18–28 July 20221,01316.510.93.614.86.69.47.016.5data-sort-value="0"Tie
Vilmorus15–23 July 20221,00317.411.66.120.83.98.71.33.61.86.816.23.4
Spinter tyrimai18–28 June 20221,01519.79.54.216.45.28.07.517.02.7
Vilmorus9–18 June 20221,00318.111.54.722.54.27.61.14.32.28.114.74.4
Baltijos tyrimai16–28 May 20221,02115.47.36.817.13.78.52.92.53.010.720.93.8
Spinter tyrimai18–27 May 20221,01320.38.65.118.76.58.16.812.81.6
Vilmorus12–18 May 20221,00119.99.16.125.84.38.71.62.52.519.15.9
Spinter tyrimai20–28 April 20221,00720.110.26.113.96.59.36.414.85.3
Baltijos tyrimai13–27 April 20221,00914.76.66.319.02.99.53.81.01.010.722.03.0
Open Agency/Norstat15–22 April 20221,00023.411.84.516.66.57.12.51.32.05.512.46.8
Spinter tyrimai17–25 March 20221,00719.39.76.215.15.58.96.915.83.5
Baltijos tyrimai10–24 March 20221,00013.37.57.718.04.210.75.02.10.99.818.80.8
Vilmorus10–19 March 20221,00519.010.76.923.02.38.21.34.03.519.83.2
Baltijos tyrimai22 February – 3 March 20221,01716.68.78.817.14.19.53.71.40.78.819.52.4
Spinter tyrimai17–25 February 20221,01017.39.69.417.66.58.65.912.50.3
Vilmorus3–8 February 20221,00515.812.88.626.93.27.71.53.617.89.1
Baltijos tyrimai24 January – 4 February 20221,02211.913.413.423.94.510.54.51.51.511.913.5
Spinter tyrimai17–29 January 20221,01016.911.28.714.97.99.65.811.92.0
Spinter tyrimai13–25 December 20211,01217.010.66.617.27.411.35.711.30.2
Open Agency/Norstat10–18 December 20211,00224.68.97.517.84.69.82.40.94.910.51.76.8
Vilmorus10–18 December 20211,00017.513.79.932.03.810.91.25.514.5
Baltijos tyrimai16 November – 2 December 20211,00915.515.07.825.74.111.23.32.62.610.110.2
Spinter tyrimai11–28 November 20211,01516.513.49.019.48.09.03.05.02.9
Vilmorus18–27 November 20211,00019.317.68.727.34.79.43.24.58.0
Baltijos tyrimai17 October – 5 November 20211,00414.114.110.326.73.110.94.32.02.310.412.7
Spinter tyrimai18–28 October 20211,01517.413.29.819.57.411.44.42.1
Vilmorus15–22 October 20211,00016.716.19.828.94.610.82.25.212.2
Baltijos tyrimai17 September – 3 October 20211,00415.515.17.825.74.111.23.42.72.710.210.2
Spinter tyrimai17–26 September 20211,00918.613.89.421.28.010.13.02.6
Vilmorus9–16 September 20211,00321.617.49.429.63.010.12.02.58.0
Spinter tyrimai24–31 August 20211,01418.917.39.518.68.310.94.50.3
Baltijos tyrimai20–31 August 20211,00615.717.37.425.95.09.15.52.58.68.6
Vilmorus29 July – 5 August 20211,00019.523.28.723.64.48.12.64.00.4
Spinter tyrimai17–28 June 20211,00320.822.86.315.38.510.92.72.0
Vilmorus9–18 June 20211,00020.225.98.922.85.010.31.43.45.7
Baltijos tyrimai20 May – 2 June 20211,01817.322.011.920.05.412.94.95.12.0
Spinter tyrimai18–28 May 20211,01123.022.07.610.98.612.62.71.0
Vilmorus11–21 May 20211,00424.526.87.316.95.810.22.15.12.3
Spinter tyrimai19–28 April 20211,00623.723.17.48.29.012.53.60.6
Vilmorus8–17 April 20211,00129.226.56.711.76.99.11.07.02.7
Spinter tyrimai17–23 March 20211,01123.521.17.48.69.812.83.93.02.4
Spinter tyrimai17–26 February 20211,01425.618.35.86.511.812.94.54.37.3
Spinter tyrimai18–27 January 20211,01327.216.168.511.812.64.22.411.1
Spinter tyrimai10–20 December 20201,00723.319.78.17.811.712.14.63.6
Baltijos tyrimai6–30 November 20201,00422.719.010.59.411.312.94.71.92.54.23.7
2020 parliamentary election1,174,84325.7718.079.779.599.457.054.973.282.362.062.217.7
Notes

Results

The results of the first round were confirmed on 20 October 2024.[47]

Turnout

Early voting was held from 8–12 October, with turnout recorded at 11.75%.[48] Final turnout following the first round was at 52.2%, an increase from the 47.2% recorded in 2020.[49] [50]

First round turnout by hour[51] !8:00!9:00!10:00!11:00!12:00!13:00!14:00!15:00!16:00!17:00!18:00!19:00!20:00!Total
0.53%1.82%4.61%9.01%13.84%18.32%22.40%26.10%29.47%32.69%35.78%38.61%40.31%52.20%
Second round turnout by hour[52] !8:00!9:00!10:00!11:00!12:00!13:00!14:00!15:00!16:00!17:00!18:00!19:00!20:00!Total
0.60%2.15%5.08%8.91%12.66%15.91%18.82%21.40%23.75%26.05%28.11%29.62%30.52%41.04%

Elected members

By constituency

Last electionsResult
Elected memberWinning party
1.SenamiestisŽvėrynasbgcolor=bgcolor=LS hold
2.NaujamiestisVilkpėdėbgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
3.Antakalnisbgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
4.Žirmūnaibgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
5.Fabijoniškėsbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
6.ŠeškinėŠnipiškėsbgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
7.JustiniškėsViršuliškėsbgcolor=bgcolor=DSVL gain from TS-LKD
8.PilaitėKaroliniškėsbgcolor=bgcolor=NS gain from TS-LKD
9.Lazdynaibgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
10.Naujoji Vilniabgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
11.South Vilniusbgcolor=bgcolor=LLRA-KŠS gain from TS-LKD
12.Verkiaibgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
13.Pašilaičiaibgcolor=bgcolor=LS gain from TS-LKD
14.NaujininkaiRasosnewbgcolor=PLT wins
15.Kalniečiaibgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
16.Savanoriaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LP
17.PetrašiūnaiGričiupisbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
18.Panemunėbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
19.Aleksotas–Vilijampolėbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
20.Centras–Žaliakalnisbgcolor=bgcolor=LS gain from TS-LKD
21.Šilainiaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
22.Pajūris (Curonian Spit–West Klaipėda)bgcolor=bgcolor=PPNA gain from LS
23.Danė (North Klaipėda)bgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD hold
24.Baltija (Central Klaipėda)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
25.Marios (South Klaipėda)bgcolor=bgcolor=LVŽS hold
26.Saulė (South Šiauliai)bgcolor=DSVL, formerly Independent
bgcolor=
27.Aušra (North Šiauliai)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
28.Nevėžis (North Panevėžys)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
29.West Panevėžysbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
30.Alytusbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from Independent
31.Gargždaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from Independent
32.Šilutėbgcolor=bgcolor=PPNA gain from LRP
33.Aukštaitija (Panevėžys District)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
34.Tauragėbgcolor=bgcolor=PPNA gain from LS
35.PlungėRietavasbgcolor=bgcolor=PPNA gain from LS
36.Mėguva (Palanga)bgcolor=bgcolor=PPNA gain from TS-LKD
37.Kuršas (KretingaSkuodas)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
38.Mažeikiaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
39.North Samogitia (Naujoji Akmenė)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
40.Telšiaibgcolor=bgcolor=DSVL gain from DP
41.KelmėŠilalėbgcolor=PPNA, formerly PLT
bgcolor=
42.RaseiniaiJosvainiaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP hold
43.Kėdainiaibgcolor=bgcolor=Independent gain from LSDP
44.RadviliškisTytuvėnaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
45.Šiauliai Districtbgcolor=bgcolor=LVŽS hold
46.West Žiemgala (Joniškis)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP hold
47.East Žiemgala (PakruojisPasvalys)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
48.West Sėla (BiržaiKupiškis)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from Independent
49.North Deltuva (Anykščiai)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
50.East Sėla (RokiškisZarasai)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP hold
51.Utenabgcolor=bgcolor=Independent gain from TS-LKD
52.North Nalšia (IgnalinaVisaginas)bgcolor=bgcolor=LS gain from LVŽS
53.South Nalšia (MolėtaiŠvenčionys)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
54.Marijampolėbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
55.Riešėbgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD gain from LLRA-KŠS
56.ŠalčininkaiVilniusbgcolor=bgcolor=LLRA-KŠS hold
57.Nemenčinėbgcolor=bgcolor=LLRA-KŠS hold
58.TrakaiVievisbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP hold
59.KaišiadorysElektrėnaibgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LP
60.Jonavabgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP hold
61.South Deltuva (UkmergėŠirvintos)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
62.Karšuva (PagėgiaiJurbarkas)bgcolor=bgcolor=LS hold
63.South Sūduva (KalvarijaSimnas)bgcolor=DSVL, formerly LVŽS
bgcolor=
64.North Sūduva (ŠakiaiKazlų Rūda)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LVŽS
65.Raudondvarisbgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LS
66.Garliavabgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from TS-LKD
67.Dainava (PrienaiBirštonas)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LRP
68.Vilkaviškisbgcolor=DSVL, formerly LŽP
bgcolor=
69.Dzūkija (Varėna)bgcolor=bgcolor=LSDP gain from LS
70.Jotvingiai (LazdijaiDruskininkai)bgcolor=bgcolor=DSVL gain from LVŽS
71.Worldwidebgcolor=bgcolor=TS-LKD gain from LP

By proportional representation

LSDP
TS-LKDDawn of Nemunas
valign=top Vilija Blinkevičiūtė[53]
Gintautas Paluckas
Juozas Olekas
Rasa Budbergytė
Inga Ruginienė
Algirdas Sysas
Dovilė Šakalienė
Laura Asadauskaitė
Julius Sabatauskas
Giedrius Drukteinis

Linas Jonauskas
Tadas Prajara
Rimantas Sinkevičius
Linas Balsys
Antanas Nedzinskas
Ruslanas Baranovas
Birutė Vėsaitė
Paulius Visockas
valign=top Gabrielius Landsbergis
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė
Gintarė Skaistė
Agnė Bilotaitė
Matas Maldeikis
Liudas Mažylis
Audronius Ažubalis
Jurgis Razma
Arūnas Valinskas
Vytautas Kernagis

Raimondas Kuodis

Giedrė Balčytytė
Aistė Gedvilienė
Emanuelis Zingeris
Arvydas Pocius
Vytautas Juozapaitis
valign=top Agnė Širinskienė
Vytautas Jucius
Robert Puchovič
Artūras Skardžius
Aidas Gedvilas
Lina Šukytė-Korsakė
Kęstutis Bilius
Saulius Bucevičius
Mantas Poškus
Martynas Gedvilas
Petras Dargis
Raimondas Šukys
Dainius Varnas
Dainoras Bradauskas
DSVLLiberals' MovementLVŽS
valign=top Saulius Skvernelis
Lukas Savickas
Jekaterina Rojaka
Virginijus Sinkevičius[54]
Rima Baškienė
Tomas Tomilinas
Zigmantas Balčytis
Giedrimas Jeglinskas
Rūta Miliūtė
valign=top Virgilijus Alekna

Viktoras Pranckietis
Arminas Lydeka


Simonas Gentvilas
valign=top Aurelijus Veryga[55]
Ignas Vėgėlė

Bronis Ropė

Aušrinė Norkienė
Rimas Jonas Jankūnas

Preference votes

Alongside votes for a party, voters were able to cast a preferential votes for a candidate on the party list.

PartyCandidateVotes
TS–LKD1Ingrida Šimonytė121,984
3Laurynas Kasčiūnas97,008
bgcolor=LSDP1Vilija Blinkevičiūtė91,526
bgcolor=PPNA1Remigijus Žemaitaitis86,641
bgcolor=TS–LKD2Gabrielius Landsbergis79,308
bgcolor=PPNA2Agnė Širinskienė69,689
bgcolor=LSDP2Gintautas Paluckas58,827
bgcolor=TS–LKD4Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė55,958
bgcolor=DSVL1Saulius Skvernelis53,691
bgcolor=LS1Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen50,465

Aftermath

Government formation

On the night of 14 October, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė and Saulius Skvernelis, the leaders of the LSDP and the DSVL respectively, agreed to cooperate in the second round and to form a coalition government afterwards.[56] LVŽS joined the agreement on 15 October.[57] Despite the LSDP ruling out coalition with the PPNA,[58] the latter party pledged to support Blinkevičiūtė becoming prime minister.[59]

On 30 October, Blinkevičiūtė confirmed that she will not be prime minister and will continue to work as a member of the European Parliament, citing her age and health. Gintautas Paluckas became a candidate for prime minister.[53]

On 7 November, the LSDP invited the DSVL and Dawn of Nemunas to form a ruling coalition, which would encompass 86 of the 141 seats in the Seimas.[60] The inclusion of the Dawn of Nemunas party immediately provoked strong negative reactions both domestically and abroad. On 8 November, over 30 non-governmental organizations based in Lithuania signed an open letter against the decision, fearing a negative impact on human rights, democracy and national security,[61] [62] and US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Ben Cardin released a statement condemning the move.[63] [64] The same day, the New York Times also published a story about Dawn of Nemunas, focusing on Žemaitaitis' antisemitic statements.[65] [66] Further criticism came from German MPs Michael Roth (chair of the foreign affairs committee) and Roderich Kiesewetter (representative of the main opposition in the same committee),[67] Polish senator Michał Kamiński,[68] and the Israeli embassy.[69]

On 9 November, Žemaitaitis claimed that the foreign reactions were instigated by his political opponents,[70] and Paluckas similarly attributed them to opposing politicians' international connections.[71] Paluckas stated that Žemaitaitis himself would not be offered a cabinet position.[72] On 19 November, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda nominated Paluckas for prime minister.[73]

Other changes

On the day after the second round of the election, Gabrielius Landsbergis announced his resignation as leader of the Homeland Union and as member of the next Seimas. He endorsed Ingrida Šimonytė, the outgoing Prime Minister, for the party leadership. Landsbergis also lost in the Centras-Žaliakalnis single-member constituency, which he represented since 2016, to Simonas Kairys of the Liberals' Movement and fellow member of the Šimonytė Cabinet.[74] Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė became interim leader of the party.[75]

After the second round of the election, various parties lost all their seats in the Seimas, including the Labour Party and the Lithuanian Regions Party. On the other hand, the LSDP won 52 seats, its best ever result. It also won single-member constituencies in Kaunas for the first time since 1992.[76]

On 3 November, Aušrinė Armonaitė announced her resignation as leader of the Freedom Party after it failed to win any seats.[77] On 6 November, Jonas Pinskus of the Lithuanian Regions Party also resigned.[78]

Due to the election of Rimantas Sinkevičius, the council of the Jonava District Municipality would have to find a second mayor pro tempore to serve the position until the March 2025 special mayoral election to replace removed Mayor (and son of Rimantas Sinkevičius) Mindaugas Sinkevičius.[79]

See also

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