On Wednesday, 8 May, two presidential candidates, Labour Party’s leader Andrius Mazuronis and former MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis, cast their ballots in advance in the 2024 presidential race.
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Early voting opened at polling stations at 7 a.m. Tuesday to elect Lithuania’s next president and decide on the retention of citizenship in a mandatory referendum.
NGO White Gloves (Baltosios pirštinės) says the period of election campaigning for this year’s presidential election is particularly calm due to the rather sluggish political campaign itself.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has registered 14 political parties and one political coalition for elections to the European Parliament.
Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda has the highest approval rating among 2024 presidential candidates, shows the latest poll conducted by the public opinion and market research company Baltijos tyrimai.
Lithuania will hold the 2024 presidential election and a referendum on dual citizenship on 12 May. On Monday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) confirmed that there are 2,385,234 voters on the electoral roll.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has published data showing that independent presidential candidate Ignas Vėgėlė has amassed the most campaign cash so far. Conservative nominee Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Giedrimas Jeglinskas of the Democrats For Lithuania follow, with majority of the ...
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is the least trusted public figure in the country, the latest poll commissioned by ELTA shows. Among those polled, 22.4% said they did not trust the politician currently running for president.
The European Union’s (EU) migration and asylum rules were tightened in early April, yet President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, who are participating in the 2024 presidential election, disagree whether Lithuania should accept 158 migrants annually or instead pay EUR 3 million ...
On Friday, 26 April, political parties participating in the European Parliament election campaign drew lots to determine their numbers that will be used on ballot papers. The procedure was organised by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK).
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going on holiday in order to join the presidential election campaign. She is the nominee of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD).
The Intelligence Ombudsman’s Office intends to look into how intelligence authorities collect and verify information related to the 2024 elections.
Lawyer Ignas Vėgėlė, one of eight candidates in the 2024 presidential election, has refused financial donations offered by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens party (LVŽS).
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) says eight candidates have garnered the necessary support for their presidential bids as it completed checking the signatures on Monday.
President Gitanas Nausėda continues to enjoy the highest approval rating among politicians in Lithuania, a survey commissioned for Lietuvos Rytas shows.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) announces it has registered Gitanas Nausėda, Ingrida Šimonytė and Dainius Žalimas as presidential candidates after ruling that they met the requirements set out in the electoral code.
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court has received a complaint from presidential candidate Eduardas Vaitkus, who is contesting the Central Election Commission’s (VRK) decision not to publish his political programme.
The Lithuanian Greens Party on Wednesday presented its list of candidates running for elections to the European Parliament. It is the first women-only election list in Lithuania’s history, the party says.
President’s chief adviser Frederikas Jansonas rejects criticism directed at President Gitanas Nausėda over purportedly too frequent visits to Lithuania’s rural areas during the 2024 presidential election campaign. According to the adviser, the head of state has been making visits all across Lithuani...
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda notes that the security situation will not improve after the rigged presidential election in Russia.
