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Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
c . Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: Article 77: The President of the Republic shall be Head of State.
Article 78(2): The President of the Republic shall be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania for a five-year term by universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
Article 81: The candidate for the post of the President of the Republic who, during the first round of voting in which not less than half of all the voters participate, receives the votes of more than half of all the voters who participate in the election shall be deemed elected. If less than half of all the voters participate in the election, the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes, but not less than 1/3 of the votes of all the voters, shall be deemed elected.
If, during the first round of voting, no single candidate gets the requisite number of votes, the second round of voting shall be held two weeks later with the two candidates who have received the greatest number of votes standing against each other. The candidate who receives more votes shall be deemed elected.
If no more than two candidates take part in the first round, and neither of them receives the requisite number of votes, a repeat election shall be held.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 77, 78(2), 81 http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
e . Appointed
Comments: Article 92: (1) The Prime Minister shall, upon the assent of the Seimas, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
(3)The Prime Minister, within 15 days of his appointment, shall form and present to the Seimas the Government, approved by the President of the Republic, and shall submit the programme of the formed Government for consideration by the Seimas.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 92 (1, 3)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
a . One chamber
Comments: Article 55: (1)
The Seimas shall consist of representatives of the Nation—141 Members of the Seimas, who shall be elected for a four-year term on the basis of universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
Article 69: (1) Laws shall be adopted at the Seimas according to the procedure established by law.
(2) Laws shall be deemed adopted if the majority of the Members of the Seimas participating in the sitting vote in favour thereof.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 55(1), 69 (1,2)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
e . Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter - the Seimas) shall be elected for a term of four years in single-member constituencies and the multi-member constituency by universal and equal suffrage, in a secret ballot, during direct, mixed-system elections.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 1
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
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