IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania

2,871,590
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

2,121,562
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 27, 2024)

49.81%
Average Turnout

29
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.799
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Jan. 18, 1994

SIGI* Score: 12.3
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Aug. 18, 2010

HDI* Score: 0.895
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Lithuanian Presidency	None	Head of State
Lithuanian Parliament	Seimas	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Gitanas NAUSĖDA (since 12 July 2019)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Gintautas PALUCKAS (since 12 December 2024)
Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
In the Parliament, 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.

Elections

2024-10-27 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 878,610
Registered 2,121,562
Turnout 41.41

2024-10-13 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,244,617
Registered 2,384,368
Turnout 52.2

2024-05-26 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,196,001
Registered 2,404,421
Turnout 49.74

2024-05-12 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,439,997
Registered 2,401,807
Turnout 59.95

2024-05-12 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,429,382
Registered 2,401,807
Turnout 59.51

2020-10-25 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 924,409
Registered 2,355,726
Turnout 39.24

2020-10-11 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,175,026
Registered 2,457,722
Turnout 47.81

2019-05-26 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,342,094
Registered 2,491,041
Turnout 53.88

2019-05-12 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,415,649
Registered 2,486,917
Turnout 56.92

2019-05-12 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,322,135
Registered 2,486,915
Turnout 53.16

2016-10-23 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 913,752
Registered 2,405,143
Turnout 37.99

2016-10-09 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,271,137
Registered 2,514,099
Turnout 50.56

2014-06-29 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 369,424
Registered 2,538,430
Turnout 14.55

2014-05-25 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,210,741
Registered 2,559,330
Turnout 47.31

2014-05-11 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,331,982
Registered 2,554,532
Turnout 52.14

2012-10-14 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,368,301
Registered 2,588,556
Turnout 52.86

2012-10-14 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,322,530
Registered 2,588,557
Turnout 51.09

2009-05-17 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,393,278
Registered 2,691,603
Turnout 51.76

2008-10-26 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2008-10-12 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,309,965
Registered 2,696,090
Turnout 48.59

2008-10-12 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,305,825
Registered 2,696,090
Turnout 48.43

2004-10-24 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 999,980
Registered 2,486,750
Turnout 40.21

2004-10-10 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,228,653
Registered 2,666,196
Turnout 46.08

2004-06-27 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,395,103
Registered 2,655,309
Turnout 52.54

2004-06-13 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,285,067
Registered 2,655,309
Turnout 48.4

2003-05-10 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,665,565
Registered 2,631,252
Turnout 63.3

2003-01-05 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,436,322
Registered 2,272,805
Turnout 63.2

2002-12-22 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,454,071
Registered 2,705,680
Turnout 53.74

2000-10-08 | Status: Held
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,539,743
Registered 2,646,321
Turnout 58.18

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Lithuanian Parliament	2024-10-27	Held	878,610	2,121,562	41.41
Lithuanian Parliament	2024-10-13	Held	1,244,617	2,384,368	52.2
Lithuanian Presidency	2024-05-26	Held	1,196,001	2,404,421	49.74
Lithuanian Presidency	2024-05-12	Held	1,439,997	2,401,807	59.95
Referendum	2024-05-12	Held	1,429,382	2,401,807	59.51
Lithuanian Parliament	2020-10-25	Held	924,409	2,355,726	39.24
Lithuanian Parliament	2020-10-11	Held	1,175,026	2,457,722	47.81
Lithuanian Presidency	2019-05-26	Held	1,342,094	2,491,041	53.88
Lithuanian Presidency	2019-05-12	Held	1,415,649	2,486,917	56.92
Referendum	2019-05-12	Held	1,322,135	2,486,915	53.16
Lithuanian Parliament	2016-10-23	Held	913,752	2,405,143	37.99
Lithuanian Parliament	2016-10-09	Held	1,271,137	2,514,099	50.56
Referendum	2014-06-29	Held	369,424	2,538,430	14.55
Lithuanian Presidency	2014-05-25	Held	1,210,741	2,559,330	47.31
Lithuanian Presidency	2014-05-11	Held	1,331,982	2,554,532	52.14
Lithuanian Parliament	2012-10-14	Held	1,368,301	2,588,556	52.86
Referendum	2012-10-14	Held	1,322,530	2,588,557	51.09
Lithuanian Presidency	2009-05-17	Held	1,393,278	2,691,603	51.76
Lithuanian Parliament	2008-10-26	Held	-	-	-
Lithuanian Parliament	2008-10-12	Held	1,309,965	2,696,090	48.59
Referendum	2008-10-12	Held	1,305,825	2,696,090	48.43
Lithuanian Parliament	2004-10-24	Held	999,980	2,486,750	40.21
Lithuanian Parliament	2004-10-10	Held	1,228,653	2,666,196	46.08
Lithuanian Presidency	2004-06-27	Held	1,395,103	2,655,309	52.54
Lithuanian Presidency	2004-06-13	Held	1,285,067	2,655,309	48.4
Referendum	2003-05-10	Held	1,665,565	2,631,252	63.3
Lithuanian Presidency	2003-01-05	Held	1,436,322	2,272,805	63.2
Lithuanian Presidency	2002-12-22	Held	1,454,071	2,705,680	53.74
Lithuanian Parliament	2000-10-08	Held	1,539,743	2,646,321	58.18

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