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May 26, 2019 Held

Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Election for Lithuanian Presidency

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:1,342,094
Valid Votes:1,324,889
Invalid Votes:17,205
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Candidate:

Gitanas NAUSĖDA881,495

65.86

Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ443,394

33.04
Election Results Modified: Jun 03, 2019

General Information

At Stake in this Election:

  • The office of President of Lithuania

Government Structure:

  • Chief of State: President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Saulius SKVERNELIS
  • Assembly: Lithuania has a unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats.

* Current President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE is finishing her second term and is ineligible to run in this election.

Electoral System:

  • The President is elected by absolute majority vote to serve up to two five-year terms. If no candidate wins an absolute majority of the votes with at least 50% turnout, or receives votes equal to at least one third of all registered voters, the election goes to a second round between the top two candidates.

Candidates in this Election:* ​

  • Gitanas NAUSĖDA
  • Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ

* 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.

Population and Registered Voters:

  • Population: 2,864,459 (2019 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 2,486,917

Gender Data:

  • Female Population: 1,544,296 (2019 est.)
  • Is Lithuania a signatory to CEDAW: No
  • Has Lithuania ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (18 January 1994)
  • Gender Quota: No
  • Female candidates in this election: Yes
  • Number of Female Parliamentarians: 34 (following the 2012 elections)
  • Human Development Index Position: 35 (2018)
  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2019)

Disability Data:

  • Is Lithuania a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
  • Has Lithuania ratified CRPD: Yes (18 August 2010)
  • Population with a disability: 432,665 (est.)
Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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