Lithuania held presidential elections on 12 May 2024 and is due to hold parliamentary elections by October 2024.
In the presidential election, President Gitanas Nausėda, who is seeking a second five-year term, won 44% of the vote. The current Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė also stood and won 20%. Since no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, a runoff will take place on 26 May 2024. A total of eight candidates ran in the first round.
Lithuania has a unicameral parliament, the Seimas, with 141 members – 71 are directly elected and 70 are elected by proportional representation. Members serve four-year terms.
The current government comprises the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), the Liberal Movement (LS) and the Freedom Party (LP), which together have 74 out of 141 seats in the Seimas.
The main political parties are Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD); Liberal Movement (LS); Freedom Party (LP); Freedom and Justice Party (LT); Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (DSVL); Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVZS); Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP); Lithuanian Regions Party (LRP); Labour Party (DP); Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KSS); Lithuanian Green Party (LZP).
Lithuania will be voting in the European Parliament elections on 9 June 2024.
Lithuania has a population of 2.7 million and approximately 2.5 million registered voters. In the 2020 parliamentary elections, voter turnout was 47.8%. Turnout in the 2019 presidential elections was 53.8%.