General Information
At stake in this election:
- The office of President of Lithuania
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Valdas ADAMKUS
- Head of Government: Premier Algirdas Mykolas BRAZAUSKAS
- Assembly: Lithuania has a unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the Parliament (Seimas), 71 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms and 70 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.
Main Candidates in the Presidential race:
- Valdas ADAMKUS*
- Party: Independent
- Rolandas PAKSAS*
- Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- Arturas PAULAUKAS
- Party: New Union
- Vytautas SERENAS
- Party: Independent
- Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS
- Party: Social Democratic Party (LSDP)
- Kazimira Danute PRUNSKIENE
- Party: Union of Peasants and New Democracy Union (VNDPU)
- Other Candidates
- Party: N/A
* ADAMKUS and PAKSAS advanced to the second election round on January 5th.
Last Presidential election:
- Last presidential election was held on January 4, 1998. President ADAMKUS won by securing 50.4% of the votes against PAULAUKAS, who had 49.6% of the valid votes.
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 3,443,067 (2002)
- Registered Voters: 2,705,680 (2002)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 1,835,261 (2002)
· Is Lithuania a signatory to CEDAW: N/A
· Has Lithuania ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (18 January 1994)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (following the 2000 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 37 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)
Disability Data:
· Is Lithuania a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
· Has Lithuania ratified CRPD: Yes (18 August 2010)
· Population with a disability: 516,460 (est.)