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Presidential elections are due to be held in Lithuania on 12 May 2024, alongside a referendum on allowing multiple citizenships.[1] A second round will be held two weeks later if no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote.[2]
Electoral system
The elections will be held using the two-round system. To win in the first round, a candidate requires an absolute majority of the vote and either voter turnout to be above 50% or for their vote share to be equivalent to at least one-third of the number of registered voters. If no candidate wins in the first round, a second round is required, featuring the top two candidates. All candidates for president are independent. While some candidates belong to and/or are supported by a political party, the office of the president is formally non-partisan.[3]
Citizens of Lithuania at least 40 years of age whose at least one parent was also a citizen (natural-born-citizen clause), who have lived in Lithuania for at least three years prior, are not serving a prison sentence, are not on active duty in the Lithuanian Armed Forces, are not bound to any other country by an oath and have never been impeached, are allowed to run for President. Each candidate must collect at least 20 thousand signatures by Lithuanian citizens to be able to run for election.[4]
Candidates
Declared candidates
All potential candidates for President must gather 20 thousand signatures physically or online in order to be registered.[5] This list includes politicians who have declared their intention to register for the election.
| Name | Born | Experience | Party endorsements | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zenonas Andrulėnas |
September 14, 1967 (age 56) Andrulėnai, Molėtai District Municipality |
Disqualified candidate for Director General of LRT in 2023 Candidate for Seimas in 2020 |
None | [6] |
 Giedrimas Jeglinskas |
April 22, 1979 (age 44) Kaunas |
Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Executive Management (2019–2022) Vice-Minister of Defence (2017–2019) Vice President in Corporate Banking at Citigroup (2010–2017) |
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" | [7][8] |
 Gitanas Nausėda |
May 19, 1964 (age 59) Klaipėda |
President of Lithuania (2019–current) Chief Economist to the Chairman of SEB bankas (2008–2018) Director of Monetary Policy at the Bank of Lithuania (1996–2000) |
None | [9] |
 Artūras Paulauskas ‡ |
August 23, 1953 (age 70) Vilnius |
2014, 2002–03, 1997–98 presidential candidate Member of the Seimas (2000–2008, 2012–2016) Acting President of Lithuania (2004) Speaker of the Seimas (2000–2006) |
Freedom and Justice (member of party) | [10] |
 Ingrida Šimonytė ‡ |
November 15, 1974 (age 49) Vilnius |
Prime Minister of Lithuania (2020–present) 2019 presidential candidate Member of the Seimas (2016–present) Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania (2013–2016) Minister of Finance (2009–2012) |
Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (member of party) | [11] |
 Eduardas Vaitkus |
October 3, 1956 (age 67) Kaunas |
Professor at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (2002–present) Advisor to the Minister of Health (2005–2006) |
None | [12] |
 Mantas Varaška ‡ |
May 26, 1979 (age 44) Kazlų Rūda |
Mayor of Kazlų Rūda (2019–present) Member of the Seimas (2008–2012) |
[14] | |
._Round_table_Aurelijus_Veryga_(35654085860)_(cropped).jpg.webp) Aurelijus Veryga |
August 8, 1976 (age 47) Užventis, Kelmė District Municipality |
Member of the Seimas (2016–present) Minister of Health (2016–2020) |
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (member of party) | [15] |
 Ignas Vėgėlė |
July 22, 1975 (age 48) Vilnius |
Member of the Court of Honor of Lawyers of Lithuania (2022–present) President of the Lithuanian Bar Association (2014–2022) |
Independent Supported by the People and Justice Union (Centrists, Nationalists)[16] |
[17] |
 Valdas Tutkus |
December 27, 1960 (age 63) Vilnius |
Chief of Defence (2004–2009) Commander of the Lithuanian Land Forces (2001–2004) |
Party "Together with the Vytis" (member of party)[18] | [19] |
 Dainius Žalimas |
May 22, 1973 (age 50) Vilnius |
Dean of the Faculty of the Law of Vytautas Magnus University (2021-present) President of Constitutional Court of Lithuania (2014–2021) |
Freedom Party | [20] |
Candidates that failed registration
Andrej Deivis Ginevičas, Kęstutis Macevičius, and Antanas Kandrotas were denied formal registration as candidates due to their failure to provide all relevant documents during the registration process.[21]
Potential candidates
These individuals have either considered a presidential bid or have been proposed as potential candidates during the campaign.
Political parties
Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats
All TS-LKD candidates withdrew after Šimonytė announced her bid.[22]
- Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Seimas, party chairman[23]
- Monika Navickienė, Minister of Social Security and Labour, Member of the Seimas, party vice-chairwoman[23]
- Paulius Saudargas, Member of the Seimas, Vice-Speaker[23]
- Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Member of the Seimas, chairman of the National Security Committee[23]
- Arvydas Anušauskas, Minister of National Defence, Member of the Seimas[23]
Liberal Movement
The Liberal Movement decided to not nominate a candidate for the forthcoming elections, and also against endorsing any other contender. [24]
- Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas, party chairwoman[25] (withdrew)[24]
- Petras Auštrevičius, Member of the European Parliament, 2004 presidential candidate[26]
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
- Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Member of the European Parliament, party chairwoman, 2004 presidential candidate[27][28]
- Gintautas Paluckas, Member of the Seimas, former party chairman[27][28]
- Vytenis Andriukaitis, former EU Commissioner, 2019, 2002–03, 1997–98 presidential candidate[27][28]
- Juozas Olekas, Member of the European Parliament[28]
- Nerijus Cesiulis, Mayor of Alytus[27][28]
- Vitalijus Mitrofanovas, Mayor of Akmenė, party vice-chairman[28]
- Liutauras Gudžinskas, party vice-chairman[27]
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
The party elected Giedrimas Jeglinskas to be its candidate.
- Saulius Skvernelis, Member of the Seimas, party chairman, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, 2019 presidential candidate (declined)[29]
- Linas Kukuraitis, Member of the Seimas[30] (withdrew)
- Vytautas Bakas, Member of the Seimas[31]
- Algirdas Butkevičius, Member of the Seimas, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, 2009 presidential candidate[31]
Labour Party
- Andrius Mazuronis, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, party chairman[32]
- Valentinas Bukauskas, Member of the Seimas[32]
Lithuanian Regions Party
All candidates decline to participate in the election and the party declared support for Mantas Varaška.[33] However, Valdas Tutkus launched a presidential bid on October 5 without the party.
- Živilė Pinskuvienė, Mayor of Širvintos
- Jonas Pinskus, Member of the Seimas, party chairman
- Valdas Tutkus, former Chief of Defence, former Commander of the Lithuanian Land Forces
- Andrius Palionis, Member of the Seimas
Declined candidates
- Dalia Grybauskaitė, former President of Lithuania[23][34]
- Rolandas Paksas, impeached former President of Lithuania, former Member of the European Parliament[35]
- Waldemar Tomaszewski, Member of the European Parliament, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles of Lithuania, 2019, 2014, 2009 presidential candidate[36]
Ineligible candidates
These people are constitutionaly prevented from standing for election for any office which requires an oath of office to the Constitution of Lithuania, including President of Lithuania:
- Petras Gražulis – until 2034 due to being convicted during 2023 impeachment vote.[37]
Campaign
Candidate donations and funding
| Candidate | Total funding (including donations) |
|---|---|
| Aurelijus Veryga | 111,000 EUR |
| Ignas Vėgėlė | 60,000 EUR |
| Eduardas Vaitkus | 16,000 EUR |
| Giedrimas Jeglinskas | 10,011 EUR |
| Dainius Žalimas | 6,700 EUR |
| Valdas Tutkus | 900 EUR |
| Zenonas Andrulėnas | 0 EUR |
| Source: LRT (up to date for 8 January 2024) | |
Opinion polls
Names in italic indicate politicians who have been added to presidential election opinion polls despite not considering a bid.
First round
| Dates administered | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | Gitanas Nausėda | Ingrida Šimonytė | Valdas Tutkus | Aurelijus Veryga | Ignas Vėgėlė | Dainius Žalimas | Remigijus Žemaitaitis | Arvydas Anušauskas | Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | Dalia Grybauskaitė | Saulius Skvernelis | Andrius Tapinas | Other | Don't Know | Will Not Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15-23, 2023[38] | 1,012 | ± 3.1% | 6.6% | 25.8% | 10.4% | [note 2] | 3.5% | 12.8% | 3.8% | 2.0% | — | 11.3% | 16.6% | 7.2% | ||||
| December 7, 2023 | Zenonas Andrulėnas declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
| Gitanas Nausėda declares his candidacy | ||||||||||||||||||
| November 29, 2023 | Ignas Vėgėlė declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
| November 28, 2023 | Artūras Paulauskas declares his candidacy ‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| November 17–29, 2023[39] | 1,015 | ± 3.1% | 7.1% | 22.5% | 9.1% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 7.9% | 5.5% | 3.3% | — | 2.6% | — | 7.3% | 19.1% | 10.8% | ||
| November 14, 2023 | Dainius Žalimas declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
| November 11, 2023 | Giedrimas Jeglinskas declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
| October 17–28, 2023[40] | 1,011 | ± 3.1% | 7.0% | 19.3% | 10.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 8.8% | — | 3.6% | — | 3.0% | — | 2.8% | 3.5% | 11.1% | 18.1% | 8.4% |
| October 5, 2023 | Valdas Tutkus declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2023 | Ingrida Šimonytė declares her candidacy ‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| September 24, 2023 | Mantas Varaška declares his candidacy ‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| September 18–26, 2023[41] | 1,013 | ± 3.1% | 8.3% | 23.2% | 6.6% | — | 1.7% | 8.5% | — | 2.4% | 2.8% | 4.2% | — | 2.4% | 3.5% | 10.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| September 6, 2023 | Eduardas Vaitkus declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
| August 24–September 5, 2023[42] | 1,016 | ± 3.1% | 2.2% | 26.4% | 4.4% | — | 2.2% | 9.1% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 11.6% | 7.6% | 3.1% | 9.8% |
18% | 1% |
| August 1, 2023 | Aurelijus Veryga declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||
Hypothetical polling
Gitanas Nausėda vs Ingrida Šimonytė
| Poll source | Date | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Gitanas Nausėda |
Ingrida Šimonytė |
Other/ Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilmorus | October 12–21, 2023 | 1,001 | 53.6% | 14.3% | 32.1% | |
| Norstat LT | October 11–19, 2023 | 1,000 | 46% | 28% | 26% |
See also
Notes
- ↑ The Lithuanian Regions Party announced its endorsement of Varaška's candidacy in September 2023. Nevertheless, on December 19, the party's board overwhelmingly voted to reject the decision and instructed the leadership to retract their support.[13] As of 19 December 2023, Varaška has not officially registered his candidacy with the Central Election Commission.
- ↑ Received below 2% and is incorporated into the others section
References
- ↑ "Lithuania to hold multiple citizenship referendum in 2024". LRT. 23 May 2023.
- ↑ "The forthcoming elections". Supreme Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Lithuania: Election for President". IFES Election Guide.
- ↑ "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Jurčenkaitė, Indrė (2019-02-20). "L.Matjošaitytė: parašų rinkimas prezidento rinkimuose gerina rekordus". 15min (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Lyberytė, Augustė (8 December 2023). "Sąrašas tik ilgėja – paaiškėjo dar vienas kandidatas į prezidentus". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Gaučaitė-Znutienė, Modesta (2023-11-11). "Demokratų sąjungos "Vardan Lietuvos" kandidatas į prezidentus – Giedrimas Jeglinskas". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ "Biography: Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Assistant Secretary General for Executive Management". NATO. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ Gaučaitė-Znutienė, Modesta (2023-12-07). "Gitanas Nausėda sieks antros kadencijos prezidento poste". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Lyberytė, Augustė (2023-11-29). ""Laisvė ir teisingumas" kelia Paulausko kandidatūrą į šalies vadovo postą". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Pankūnė, Dainora (2023-10-04). "TS-LKD Šimonytę pasitiko plojimais: teigia, kad demokratijos šventė jau atšvęsta". Delfi (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Vaitkus, Eduardas (2023-09-06). "Įstatymo diktatūra – vienintelis Lietuvos sėkmės raktas". Baltic News Service (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Jurčenkaitė, Indrė (19 December 2023). "Dėl Regionų partijos kandidato – nežinia: apsigalvojo dėl Varaškos?". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ Alonderytė-Kazlauskė, Erika (2023-09-24). "Kazlų Rūdos meras Varaška kandidatuos prezidento rinkimuose". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ ""Valstiečiai" į prezidentus kelia Aurelijų Verygą: nebijo būti pirmuoju partiniu kandidatu". 15min (in Lithuanian). 2023-08-01.
- ↑ "Gražulio vadovaujama partija prezidento rinkimuose ketina remti Vėgėlės kandidatūrą". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Bakaitė, Jurga (2023-11-29). "Kandidatų gretos didėja – Vėgėlė skelbia apie dalyvavimą prezidento rinkimuose". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Tutkus, Valdas (2023-11-15). "Valdas Tutkus – Principinės Programinės Nuostatos". Partija "Kartu su Vyčiu" (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ "Buvęs Lietuvos kariuomenės vadas Tutkus sieks prezidento posto". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Dainius Žalimas paskelbė dalyvausiantis prezidento rinkimuose su Laisvės partija". 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Asmenys, kuriuos atsisakyta registruoti rinkimų politinės kampanijos dalyviais" (in Lithuanian). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ↑ Skėrytė, Jūratė (2023-10-04). "Nelikus konkurentų Šimonytė tapo TS-LKD kandidate į prezidentus". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lyberytė, Augustė (2023-09-25). "Dauguma TS-LKD skyrių prezidento rinkimuose siūlo dalyvauti Šimonytei, Landsbergiui, Navickienei". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- 1 2 "Į prezidentus nekandidatuosianti Čmilytė-Nielsen: Rinkimai nebus labai įdomūs – čia gana aiškus favoritas". LRT (in Lithuanian). 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "Čmilytė-Nielsen sako, kad liberalų skyriai siūlo jos kandidatūrą prezidento rinkimuose". LRT (in Lithuanian). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Po lrytas.lt publikacijos – P. Auštrevičiaus laiškas bendražygiams: Papiktinę kolegų žodžiai verčia imtis veiksmų".
- 1 2 3 4 5 Černiauskaitė, Agnė (2023-09-22). "Aiškėja LSDP kandidatai į prezidentus: vienas juokėsi, dalis nustebo, o kitas jau galvoja apie pergalę". Lrytas (in Lithuanian).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ignatavičius, Tadas (9 December 2023). "Socialdemokratų stovykloje – sumaištis: įžvelgia ir šansą, ir klastą". Lietuvos rytas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ ""Vardan Lietuvos" rinks kandidatą į prezidentus, TS-LKD – į europarlamentą".
- ↑ "DEMOKRATAI RENGIASI KELTI KANDIDATUS Į PREZIDENTUS: S. SKVERNELIS NENORI KARTOTI ISTORIJOS". Kauno diena (in Lithuanian). 2023-10-06.
- 1 2 "Tarp "Vardan Lietuvos" kandidatų į prezidento rinkimus – ir buvęs premjeras Butkevičius". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- 1 2 Jaruševičiūtė-Mockuvienė, Gailė (2023-10-01). "Darbo partijos skyriai į prezidentus siūlo Mazuronį ir Bukauską". LRT (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Juozapaitis, Lukas (24 September 2023). "Regionų partijos lyderiai: remiame Varašką, nes norime koncentruotis į kitus darbus". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ "Viešas prašymas Grybauskaitei – renka parašus ir ragina dalyvauti rinkimuose, bet prezidentės biuras gesina aistras". 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "R. Paksas nedalyvaus artimiausiuose rinkimuose: neatmeta varianto ateityje grįžti į politiką". Etaplius. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ Jaruševičiūtė-Mockuvienė, Gailė (2023-11-27). "Tomaszewskis jau pasisakė apie Seimo ir prezidento rinkimus". Delfi (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Andrukaitytė, Milena (18 December 2023). "MP Gražulis stripped of mandate, to be barred from election for 10 years". LRT. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "Prezidento reitinguose lyderiu išlieka G. Nausėda". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Jurčenkaitė, Indrė (2023-12-14). "Prezidentiniai reitingai: naujos pavardės ir reikšmingi pokyčiai". Delfi (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ Voveriūnaitė, Simona (2023-11-14). "Prezidentinių reitingų intriga: fiksuojami reikšmingi poslinkiai". Delfi (in Lithuanian).
- ↑ "Prezidentiniai reitingai: Didžiausia intriga – dėl antrojo turo".
- ↑ "Prezidentiniai reitingai: D. Grybauskaitės palaikymas didėja, tačiau užtikrintas lyderis – G. Nausėda". Lietuvos rytas (in Lithuanian). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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