Country: Lithuania Official Name: Republic of Lithuania Election Type: Parliamentary Date: October 14, 2012 Source for election date

At stake in this election:

• 141 seats in the Parliament (Seimas)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrius KUBILIUS
• Assembly: Lithuania has a unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
• In the Parliament (Seimas), 71 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 70 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** In the nominal tier, if 40 percent of registered voters turn out, the winner must have an absolute majority. If fewer than 40 percent turn out, the winner must have at least 20 percent of votes. If neither condition is satisfied and there have been at least two candidates, there is a runoff round. In the proportional tier, an election is valid of at least 25 percent of registered voters turn out.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats / Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai (TS-LKD)
  Leader: Andrius KUBILIUS
  Seats won in this election: 33
  Seats won in last election: 46
• Party: Order and Justice / Tvarka ir Teisingumas (TT)
  Leader: Rolandas PASKAS
  Seats won in this election: 11
  Seats won in last election: 15
• Party: Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (Algirdas) / Lietuvos Socialdemokratų Partija (LSDP)
  Leader: BUTKEVIČIUS
  Seats won in this election: 38
  Seats won in last election: 25
• Alliance: Labour Party / Darbo Partija (DP)
  Leader: Viktor USPASKICH
  Seats won in this election: 29
  Seats won in last election: 10
• Party: Liberal Movement / Liberalų Sąjūdis (LRLS)
  Leader: Eligijus MASIULIS
  Seats won in this election: 10
  Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: Liberal and Centre Union / Liberalų ir Centro Sąjunga (LiCS)
  Leader: Algis ČAPLIKAS
  Seats won in this election: 0
  Seats won in last election: 8
• Party: Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania / Lietuvos Lenkų Rinkimų Akcija (AWPL)
  Leader: Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
  Seats won in this election: 8
  Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union / Lietuvos Valstiečių ir Žaliųjų Sąjunga (LVŽS)
  Leader: Ramunas KARBAUSKIS
  Seats won in this election: 1
  Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Homeland Revival and Perspective / Tėvynės Atgimimas ir Perspektyva (TAIP)
  Leader: Arturas ZUOKAS
  Seats won in this election: 0
  Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Way of Courage / Drąsos Kelias
  Leader: Neringa VENCKIENĖ
  Seats won in this election: 7
  Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Christian Party / Krikščionių Partija (KP)
  Leader: Gediminas VAGNORIUS
  Seats won in this election: 0
  Seats won in last election: N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,525,761 (July 2012 est.)
• Registered Voters: 2,588,556 (October 2012 )

Last Updated on 10/31/2012

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