2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election

The next parliamentary election in Lithuania will be held on or before 6 October 2024, with a second round two weeks thereafter.

2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election

Party Leader Current seats Homeland Union Gabrielius Landsbergis 50 Farmers and Greens Ramūnas Karbauskis 32 Social Democratic Gintautas Paluckas 13 Liberal Movement Viktorija Čmilytė 13 Freedom Aušrinė Armonaitė 11 Labour Viktor Uspaskich 10 AWPL Valdemar Tomaševski 3 LSDDP Gediminas Kirkilas 3 LT Remigijus Žemaitaitis 1 Green Party Remigijus Lapinskas 1 Independent – 4

Incumbent Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė Homeland Union

Electoral system

The Seimas has 141 members, elected to a four-year term in parallel voting, with 71 members elected in single-seat constituencies and 70 members elected by proportional representation.[1] The voting in the elections is open to all citizens of Lithuania who are at least 18 years old.

Parliament members in the 71 single-seat constituencies are elected in a majority vote, with a run-off held within 15 days, if necessary. The remaining 70 seats are allocated to the participating political parties using the largest remainder method. Parties normally need to receive at least 5% (7% for multi-party electoral lists) of the votes to be eligible for a seat. Candidates take the seats allocated to their parties based on the preference lists submitted before the election and adjusted by preference votes given by the voters.[1]

To be eligible for election, candidates must be at least 25 years old on the election day, not under allegiance to a foreign state and permanently reside in Lithuania. Persons serving or due to serve a sentence imposed by the court 65 days before the election are not eligible. Also, judges, citizens performing military service, and servicemen of professional military service and officials of statutory institutions and establishments may not stand for election.[1] In addition, a person who has been removed from office through impeachment may not be elected.[2]

Opinion polls

Graph of opinion polls conducted

Party vote

The following are opinion polls conducted for the legislative elections, measuring estimated percentage of the vote. Parties in bold successfully pass the electoral threshold to win national list seats, highlighted party is in the lead.

Polling Firm/Link	Last date of polling	TS-LKD	LVŽS	DP	LSDP	Laisves	LRLS	LLRA	LSDDP	LCP	LT	Lead
Spinter tyrimai	10-20 December 2020	23.3	19.7	8.1	7.8	11.7	12.1	4.6				3.6
Baltijos tyrimai	6–30 November 2020	22.7	19	10.5	9.4	11.3	12.9	4.7	1.9	2.5	4.2	3.7
	2020 Elections	25.77	18.07	9.77	9.59	9.45	7.05	4.97	3.28	2.36	2.06	7.7

References

1. "Law on Elections to the Seimas". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. "Konstitucinis Teismas R. Paksui vilties nesuteikė" [The constitutional court did not give R. Paksas hope]. Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.