At Stake in this Election: 

• All 141 seats in the Lithuanian Parliament 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Gitanas NAUSĖDA (since 12 July 2019) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ (since 24 November 2020) 

• Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by majority vote in up to two rounds. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must either: win an absolute majority of the vote if at least half of the electorate participates or win the largest number of votes which must also represent at least 1/3 of the total electorate if less than half of the electorate participates. The second round, if applicable, is determined by plurality vote. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms. 

• The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by Parliament 

• In Parliament, 71 members are elected by absolute majority vote from single-seat constituencies and 70 are elected by proportional representation vote from a single, nationwide constituency. All 141 members are directly elected and serve unlimited 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In the 2020 parliamentary election, the Homeland Union – Christian Democrats of Lithuania won the largest share of seats (50). Nine additional parties and four independent candidates also won seats. Voter turnout was 48% in the first round. 

Information for Voters: 

Informacija rinkėjui / Voter Information (in Lithuanian) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 9 August 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A; Voter registration is passive and residence-based in Lithuania. 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Homeland Union – Christian Democrats of Lithuania / Tėvynės sąjunga-Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai (TS-LKD) 

• • Seats won in last election: 50 out of 141 

• Union of Lithuanian Peasants and Greens / Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga (LVŽS) 

• • Seats won in last election: 32 out of 141 

• Liberal Movement / Liberalų sąjūdis (LRLS) 

• • Seats won in last election: 13 out of 141 

• Lithuanian Social Democratic Party / Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (LSDP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 13 out of 141 

• Freedom Party / Laisvės partija (LP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 11 out of 141 

• Peace Coalition / Taikos koalicija  

• • Coalition including: Labor Party (DP), Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party, Samogitian Party (ZP)  

• • Seats won in last election: 10 (DP) out of 141 

• Independent candidates 

• • Seats won in last election: 4 out of 141 

• Election Campaign of Lithuanian Poles – Union of Christian Families / Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija-Krikščioniškų šeimų sąjunga (LLRA) 

• • Seats won in last election: 3 out of 141 

• Lithuanian Green Party / Lietuvos žaliųjų partija (LŽP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 141 

• Freedom and Justice Party / Partija „Laisvė ir teisingumas“ (PLT) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 141 

• Union of People and Justice / Tautos ir teisingumo sąjunga 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 141 

• National Unification / Nacionalinis susivienijimas (NS) 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 141 

• Lithuanian People’s Party / Lietuvos liaudies partija (LLP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 141 

• Lithuanian Regions Party / Lietuvos regionų partija 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 141 

• Union of Democrats “On Behalf of Lithuania” / Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“ 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 141 (founded in 2022) 

• Dawn of Nemunas Party / Politinė partija „Nemuno Aušra“ 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 141 (founded in 2024) 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 2,831,640 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 2,389,342 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 1,501,660 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 18 January 1994 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 41 out of 140 (29.3%) in Parliament 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.879, Very High, Rank 37 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 12.3 (2023)  

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 18 August 2010 

• Projected population with a disability: 453,062 (2022 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Lithuania: No 

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements:  Yes, 14 resources