At Stake in this Election:  

• 63 of 141 seats in the Lithuanian Parliament.  

The first round of this election was held on 13 October 2024. 

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 first round of the 2024 parliamentary election, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party received 20 of 141 seats. 63 seats were undecided and went to the second round. Voter turnout was 52%. 

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