European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet: LITHUANIA
Official EE24 website: https://www.vrk.lt/2024-europos-parlamento
Other elections/referenda held the same day: No
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 11/11
Current government: The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (EPP) & Liberals’ Movement (Renew) & Freedom Party (Renew)
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 1
- Preferential vote: Yes
- Postal vote: Yes, but only those voting abroad
- Threshold to get elected: 5%
- Day of EE24: Sunday 9 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 06.00 CEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 19.00 CEST
VOTERS
- Total: 2 386 422
- Minimum age: 18
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 15
- Candidates (total): 319
- Minimum age to stand as candidate: 21
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) (In bold those represented in outgoing EP)
- Freedom Party (Renew) – Dainius Žalimas
- Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (S&D) – Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
- Labour Party (NI) – Valentinas Bukauskas
- Lithuanian Regions Party – Živilė Pinskuvienė
- Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Greens/EFA) – Aurelijus Veryga
- Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (ECR) – Waldemar Tomaszewski
- Lithuanian Green Party (Greens/EFA) – Ieva Budraitė
- People and Justice Union – Petras Gražulis
- Liberals‘ Movement (Renew) – Eugenijus Gentvilas
- Peace Coalition – Mindaugas Puidokas
- Freedom and Justice – Artūras Paulauskas
- Christian Union – Algimantas Rusteika
- Union of Democrats „For Lithuania“ (Greens/EFA) – Virginijus Sinkevičius
- The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (EPP) – Andrius Kubilius
- National Alliance – Vytautas Radžvilas
MEPs re-running (in bold lead candidate of list)
- Andrius Kubilius (EPP)
- Rasa Juknevičienė (EPP)
- Liudas Mažylis (EPP)
- Vilija Blinkevičiūtė (S&D)
- Juozas Olekas (S&D)
- Petras Auštrevičius (Renew)
- Bronis Ropė (Greens/EFA)
- Stasys Jakeliūnas (Greens/EFA)
- Valdemar Tomaševski (ECR)
RESULTS 2019
MEPs / % votes
- The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (EPP) / 3 / 18,67%
- Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (S&D) / 2 / 15,02%
- Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Greens/EFA) / 2 / 11,88%
- Labour Party (NI) / 1 / 8,5%
- Liberals’ Movement (Renew) / 1 / 6,24%
- Train of Aušra Maldeikienė / 1 / 6,16%
- ‘Valdemar Tomaševski Block’ – Coalition of the Christian Families Alliance and the Lithuanian Russian Union (ECR) / 1 / 5,21%
TURNOUT 2019
- 53,48%
Source – EU Parliament