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2024 Lithuanian presidential election
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Turnout59.95% (first round) Increase 2.58pp
49.74% (second round) Decrease 4.14pp
 
Candidate Gitanas Nausėda Ingrida Šimonytė
Party Independent[a] TS–LKD
Popular vote 886,874 291,054
Percentage 75.29% 24.71%
President before election

Gitanas Nausėda
Independent

Elected President

Gitanas Nausėda
Independent

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Legend:
      – Gitanas Nausėda
      – Ingrida Šimonytė
      – Eduardas Vaitkus
      – Remigijus Žemaitaitis

Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 12 May 2024, alongside a referendum on allowing multiple citizenships.[1] Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda won re-election to a second term. When candidate registrations closed before the election, the Lithuanian Central Election Commission [lt] had confirmed fifteen viable registrations; of those, twelve proceeded to collect signatures from the minimum 20,000 voters. Four of those contenders were later repudiated or dropped out,[2] leaving eight on the ballot.[3]

A second round was held on 26 May as no candidate received an absolute majority in the first round.[4] This saw Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė facing off in the runoff, a rematch of the 2019 election in which Nausėda had defeated Šimonytė. Nausėda won re-election, defeating Šimonytė in a second-round landslide with 75% of the vote – the largest margin of victory in a free election for any presidential candidate in the history of Lithuania.

Background

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Main article: President of Lithuania

The Lithuanian president has somewhat more executive authority than their counterparts in neighboring Estonia and Latvia; the Lithuanian president's function is similar to that of the presidents of France and Romania. Similarly to them, but unlike presidents in a fully presidential system such as the United States, the Lithuanian president generally has the most authority in foreign affairs. In addition to the customary diplomatic powers of heads of state, namely receiving the letters of credence of foreign ambassadors and signing treaties, the president determines Lithuania's basic foreign policy guidelines. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and accordingly heads the State Defense Council and has the right to appoint the Chief of Defence (subject to Seimas consent).[5]

The president has a significant role in domestic policy, possessing the right to submit bills to the Seimas and to veto laws passed by it, appointing the prime minister and approving the government formed by them, and also having the right to dissolve the Seimas and call snap elections following a successful motion of no confidence or if the Seimas refuses to approve the government's budget within sixty days. However, the next elected Seimas may retaliate by calling for an earlier presidential election.[6] In addition, according to a resolution by the Constitutional Court of Lithuania in 1998, the president is required by law to nominate the candidate of the parliamentary majority to the office of prime minister.[7]

The president also holds informal power, as the office of president is generally more trusted by the populace according to approval polling, and Lithuanian presidents historically blocked legislation and forced the resignation of prime ministers (such as Gediminas Vagnorius in 1998).[7]

Electoral system

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The president is elected using the two-round system. To win in the first round, a candidate requires an absolute majority of all votes cast (including invalid votes) 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.[8]

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.[9][10]

Candidates

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All pre-registered candidates were required to finalize the registration procedure by 8 March 2024, in order to commence the collection of signatures for the confirmation of their candidacy. Ten out of 15 candidates completed this before the start of the procurement phase.[11] Two candidates managed to resolve it afterwards. Three other aspirants chose against launching a presidential bid or were eliminated due to the failure to complete the procedure before the deadline.[12]

All declared candidates for president had to gather 20,000 signatures physically or online in order to be registered and present them by 28 March 2024 at 17:00 EET.[13][14] Four failed or dropped out in the process,[15] so the following eight candidates appeared on the ballot on 12 May.[3]

Name, age, political party[16] Candidate of Experience[16] Signatures
collected 		Campaign
links 		Ref.
Giedrimas Jeglinskas
(45)
Independent 		DSVL Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council (2022–present)
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) 		22,890
21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-28) 		(Website) [17]
[18][19][20][11][15]
Andrius Mazuronis
(45)
DP
(fmr.: TT; LS) 		DP Deputy Speaker of the Seimas (2020–current)
Member of the Seimas (2008–current) 		20,225
21 February – 27 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-27) 		[17]
[21][11][22][15]
Gitanas Nausėda
(60)
Independent
(fmr.: CPSU/LKP) 		LSDP 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) 		36,584
21 February – 25 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-25) 		(Website) [23]
[24][11][25]
[26][27]
LRP
Ingrida Šimonytė
(50)
TS–LKD 		TS–LKD Prime Minister of Lithuania (2020–current)
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) 		33,701
21–26 February 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-02-26) 		(Website) [23]
[28][11][29]
Eduardas Vaitkus
(68)
Independent
(fmr.: DP; NS) 		ind.Tooltip Independent politician Advisor to the Minister of Health (2005–2006)
Professor at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (2002–2010) 		30,080
21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-28) 		(Website) [17]
[30][11][15]
Ignas Vėgėlė
(49)
Independent
(fmr.: KDS/LKD) 		TTS[note 1] Member of the Court of Honor of Lawyers of Lithuania (2022–present)
Chairman of the Lithuanian Bar Association (2014–2022)
Professor at the Mykolas Romeris University (2010–present) 		34,172
21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-28) 		(Website) [17]
[33][34][35][36][11][15]
LKDP
KS
PLT
LVŽS[note 2]
Dainius Žalimas
(51)
Independent
(fmr.: TS) 		LP Dean of the Faculty of the Law of Vytautas Magnus University (2021–present)
President of Constitutional Court of Lithuania (2014–2021)
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania (2011–2021)
Advisor to the Minister of Defense (1998–2011) 		22,156
21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-28) 		(Website) [23]
[37][11]
Remigijus Žemaitaitis
(42)
NA
(fmr.: TT/PLT) 		NA Member of the Seimas (2009–2024) 24,972
21 February – 27 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-27) 		[17]
[38][11][39][15]

Withdrawn candidates

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Registered

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These individuals registered to run in the elections, but withdrew from the race before the first ballot. Candidates that withdrew until 2 April 2024 (2024-04-02) are eliglible to have their deposit refunded. They are also required to empty their campaign fund by refunding any remaining donations.[40]

Name Born Candidate of Experience Announced on Campaign Signatures
presented
[note 3][41] 		Withdrew on Ref.

Arūnas Rimkus 		23 February 1963
(age 61)
Kaunas 		ind.Tooltip Independent politician YouTuber (2023–current)
Member of the Šiauliai City Municipal Council (2015–2019)
Psychiatrist at the Republican Šiauliai Hospital [lt] (1988–1998; 2004–current) 		13 February 2024 23 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-23 – 2024-03-28) 1,030 9 April 2024 [42][43][44][45]

Valdas Tutkus 		27 December 1960
(age 63)
Vilnius 		KsV Chief of Defence (2004–2009)
Commander of the Lithuanian Land Forces (2001–2004) 		5 October 2023 21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-28)
(Website) 		19,303 2 April 2024 [46][47][11][48]

Aurelijus Veryga 		8 August 1976
(age 48)
Užventis, Kelmė mun. 		LVŽS[note 2] Member of the Seimas (2016–present)
Minister of Health (2016–2020) 		1 August 2023 21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 – 2024-03-28)
(Website) 		36,786 29 March 2024
(endorsed Vėgėlė) 		[50][11][49]

Gintautas Kniukšta [lt] 		25 October 1960
(age 64)
Rudaičiai [lt], Klaipėda dist. mun. 		ind.Tooltip Independent politician Editor-in-chief of "ŠIANDIEN" (2017–current)
Member of the Seimas (2000–2004) 		15 February 2024 8–28 March 2024 (2024-03-08 – 2024-03-28) 766 29 March 2024 [51][52][53]

Pre-registered

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Until 19 February 2024, any eligible citizen had the opportunity to freely register for the upcoming election and start receiving campaign donations. However, the period solely served as a declaration to run and does not grant the permit to commence the collection of signatures of support.[54] Every declared candidate must complete registration by 8 March 2024, which includes payment of the €8,995 election deposit.[55]

Name Born Candidate of
(supported by) 		Experience Announced on Withdrew on Ref.

Zenonas Andrulėnas 		14 September 1967
(age 57)
Andrulėnai [lt], Molėtai mun. 		ind.Tooltip Independent politician Disqualified candidate for Director General of LRT in 2023
TTS candidate for Seimas in 2020 		7 December 2023 8 March 2024 [12][56][57]
Žilvinas Treigys (age 54) CEO of Glass Market (2000–current) 19 February 2024 3 March 2024 [58][59]
Kęstutis Macevičius Realtor (2006–current) 1 February 2024 2 February 2024 [60]

Candidates that failed registration

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Andrej Deivis Ginevičas, Antanas Kandrotas, Irma Gajauskaitė, and Jonas Jankauskas were denied formal registration as candidates due to their failure to provide all relevant documents during the registration process.[61][62]

Petras Gražulis was denied registration as a candidate due to his ineligibility for the office, as he had been impeached by the Seimas in 2023.[63]

Potential candidates

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These individuals either considered a presidential bid or were proposed as potential candidates during the campaign.

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Unregistered campaigns

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These persons had publicly launched their campaigns but refrained from attempting to register as candidates for the election.

Name Born Experience Party endorsements Announced on Withdrew on Ref.

Artūras Paulauskas 		August 23, 1953
(age 71)
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) 28 November 2023 31 January 2024
(endorsed Vėgėlė) 		[64]
[65]

Mantas Varaška [lt] 		May 26, 1979
(age 45)
Kazlų Rūda 		Mayor of Kazlų Rūda (2019–present)
Member of the Seimas (2008–2012)
 Lithuanian Regions Party[note 4] 24 September 2023 21 January 2024 [67]
[68]

Political parties

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Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
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On 3 February 2024, the Social Democrats decided to not nominate a presidential candidate for the first time since 1998 and endorsed Gitanas Nausėda in the election.[26]

Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats
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All TS-LKD candidates withdrew after Šimonytė announced her bid.[71]

Labour Party
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The party elected Andrius Mazuronis to be its candidate.

Liberal Movement
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The Liberal Movement decided to not nominate a candidate for the forthcoming elections, and also against endorsing any other contender.[74]

Lithuanian Regions Party
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All candidates decline to participate in the election and the party declared support for Mantas Varaška.[77] However, Valdas Tutkus launched a presidential bid on 5 October without the party.

The party eventually opted against fielding its own candidate.[78] On 2 March 2024, it endorsed Nausėda.[27]

Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
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The party elected Giedrimas Jeglinskas to be its candidate.

Declined candidates

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Ineligible candidates

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These people are constitutionally prevented from standing for election for any office which requires an oath of office to the Constitution of Lithuania, including President of Lithuania:

Campaign

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Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda sought re-election against a range of opponents including Ingrida Šimonytė, his runoff challenger in the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election and incumbent Prime Minister of Lithuania. After announcing his bid on 7 December 2023, Nausėda became the clear frontrunner,[88] while Šimonytė was the sole woman vying for the presidency. Former chairman of the Lithuanian Bar Association Ignas Vėgėlė was considered to be an anti-establishment candidate,[89][90] although several candidates contended for the protest vote.[91] Eduardas Vaitkus was regarded as the pro-Russian candidate in the election and received support from the Polish-majority Šalčininkai region and Visaginas, which is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Russians.[92]

National security in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the financing of the military, universal conscription,[93] managing effects of the ageing population, cost of living,[94] the One China Policy,[95] ratification of the Istanbul Convention, Nausėda's 2019 presidential campaign and alleged connections with business interests from Russia and Belarus,[96][97][98] the Šimonytė Cabinet[89] and its conflict with Nausėda[99] emerged as potential leading issues during the campaign. Both Nausėda and Šimonytė agreed on increasing defense spending and strengthening relations with NATO, but diverged on other issues such as economic policy and same-sex unions, which Nausėda opposes.[100][101] Both candidates also shared diverging views on the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, whose naming after the island rather than the standard practice of using its capital Taipei led to diplomatic and economic sanctions from China. Nausėda supports having the office change its name, which Šimonytė opposes.[100]

Following the results of the first round, Nausėda expressed thanks to the Lithuanian people for their support during his five years in office despite challenges such as inequality, while Šimonytė said the results indicated support for her premiership. Ignas Vėgėlė attributed his defeat to the distribution of votes among the candidates who campaigned on a change platform and his lack of political experience.[102]

Candidate donations and funding

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Campaign funding in elections in Lithuania is heavily restricted. The maximum amount each candidate is limited to raise is €2 million. Only individuals living in Lithuania and registered political parties may provide funding for a candidate. The candidate themselves may contribute a maximum of €36,000 or one fifth of their total declared income and assets. Individuals who had yet to declare income can only donate up to €50 through the entire electoral cycle, whereas individuals who had done so may contribute a maximum of €18,000 or one tenth of their total declared income and assets.[citation needed]

The system has been criticized for providing for a handicapped, monotonous campaign and diluting the chance of unknown candidates to spread their message to wider, untapped audiences.[103]

Candidate Total funding
(including donations) 		Party funding / share
Ingrida Šimonytė 310,007 EUR 300,000 EUR; 96.8%
Aurelijus Veryga 236,527 EUR 230,349 EUR; 97.4%
Gitanas Nausėda 232,098 EUR 6,008 EUR; 2.6%
Ignas Vėgėlė 204,720 EUR —
Giedrimas Jeglinskas 109,531 EUR 107,755 EUR; 98.4%
Dainius Žalimas 71,524 EUR 34,772 EUR; 48.6%
Eduardas Vaitkus 45,527 EUR —
Remigijus Žemaitaitis 36,537 EUR —
Andrius Mazuronis 18,785 EUR 17,500 EUR; 93.2%
Valdas Tutkus 8,736 EUR —
Gintautas Kniukšta 1,445 EUR —
Arūnas Rimkus 0,100 EUR —
Zenonas Andrulėnas 0,005 EUR —
Kęstutis Macevičius —
Žilvinas Treigys —
Source: Central Electoral Commission (up to date for 31 May 2024)

Opinion polls

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Names in italic indicate politicians who have been added to presidential election opinion polls despite not considering a bid.

First round

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Dates administered Poll­ster Sample
size 		MOETooltip Margin of error Giedrimas Jeglinskas Andrius Mazuronis Gitanas Nausėda Ingrida Šimonytė Eduardas Vaitkus Ignas Vėgėlė Dainius Žalimas Remigijus Žemaitaitis Zenonas Andrulėnas Gintautas Kniukšta Arūnas Rimkus Valdas Tutkus Aurelijus Veryga Arvydas Anušauskas Vilija Blinkevičiūtė Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen Dalia Grybauskaitė Saulius Skvernelis Andrius Tapinas Other Don't Know Will Not Vote
13 May 2024 Election Results[104] 1,412,305 — 1.37% 1.39% 44.46% 20.02% 7.39% 12.47% 3.58% 9.33% —
9 April 2024 Artūras Rimkus is struck off
2 April 2024 Valdas Tutkus drops out / is struck off
29 March 2024 Aurelijus Veryga drops out
Gintaras Kniukšta drops out / is struck off
18–28 March 2024 (2024-03-18 – 2024-03-28)[105] S 1,009 ± 3.1% [note 5] 30.4% 10.1% 2.6% 11.9% 5.8% 4.2% — [note 5] 3.1% — 7.6% 16.2% 8.1%
15–25 March 2024 (2024-03-15 – 2024-03-25)[106] B 1,115 ± 2.9% The incomplete results from a conducted poll were the only ones published.
15–23 March 2024 (2024-03-15 – 2024-03-23)[107] V 1,001 ± 3.1% 1.3% 2.2% 40.2% 8.9% 2.0% 10.6% 2.0% 5.1% — 0.1% 0.1% 1.8% 4.0% — 15.2% 6.5%
8 March 2024 Zenonas Andrulėnas is struck off
22 February – 5 March 2024 (2024-02-22 – 2024-03-05)[108] B 1,021 ± 3.1% 2.4% 2.0% 40.4% 9.1% 2.8% 11.1% 2.1% 5.6% 0.4% 0% 0% 2.1% 3.4% — 10.1% 8.5%
18–25 February 2024 (2024-02-18 – 2024-02-25)[109][105] S 1,017 [note 5] 28.5% 12.8% 1.7% 13.4% 4.3% 4.7% [note 5] 3.0% 2.6% — 5.8% 15.1% 8.1%
15 February 2024 Gintautas Kniukšta declares his candidacy
13 February 2024 Arūnas Rimkus declares his candidacy
February 2024[110] N 1,000 1.0% 0.5% 25.7% 19.4% 1.7% 8.8% 2.9% 4.2% 0.3% — 1.2% 2.4% — 27.0% 5.0%
8–17 February 2024 (2024-02-08 – 2024-02-17)[110] V 1,002 0.2% 2.4% 37.4% 11.5% 1.6% 11.3% 2.0% 6.0% 0% 2.7% 3.4% 16.6% 5.0%
8–17 February 2024 (2024-02-08 – 2024-02-17)[111] — —[note 6] 0.3% 2.3% 39.1% 11.0% 1.6% 11.6% 2.3% 3.8% — 2.5% 3.6% 1.6% 10.2% 1.6% 6.4% 4.8% 0.5% >7.1%
Ramūnas Karbauskis on 2.2%
Živilė Pinskuvienė on 1.1%
Visvaldas Matijošaitis on 1.0%
Viktor Uspaskich on 1.0%
Gabrielius Landsbergis on 0.6%
Waldemar Tomaszewski on 0.5%
Jonas Pinskus on 0.4%
Rolandas Paksas on 0.3%
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January 22, 2024 Andrius Mazuronis declares his candidacy
Remigijus Žemaitaitis declares his candidacy
19–29 January 2024 (2024-01-19 – 2024-01-29)[112] B 1,021 ± 3.1% 1.8% 1.8% 38.0% 7.4% 2.8% 10.8% 2.0% — 0.2% — 1.7% 3.6% — 9.2% — 1.8% 10.9% 8.0%
19–26 January 2024 (2024-01-19 – 2024-01-26)[113] S 1,012 [note 5] 23.5% 10.9% [note 5] 12.2% 4.1% 3.3% [note 5] [note 5] 2.8% 8.6% 12.2% 15.7% 6.7%
15–23 December 2023 (2023-12-15 – 2023-12-23)[114] 25.8% 10.4% 12.8% 3.8% 2.0% 3.5% 6.6% 11.3% 16.6% 7.2%
7 December 2023 Zenonas Andrulėnas declares his candidacy
Gitanas Nausėda declares his candidacy
29 November 2023 Ignas Vėgėlė declares his candidacy
17–29 November 2023 (2023-11-17 – 2023-11-29)[115] S 1,015 ± 3.1% [note 5] — 22.5% 9.1% [note 5] 7.9% 5.5% 3.3% — 2.1% 2.7% — 7.1% 2.6% — 7.3% 19.1% 10.8%
16–27 November 2023 (2023-11-16 – 2023-11-27)[116] B 1,018 ± 3.1% The incomplete results from a conducted poll were the only ones published.
14 November 2023 Dainius Žalimas declares his candidacy
11 November 2023 Giedrimas Jeglinskas declares his candidacy
17–28 October 2023 (2023-10-17 – 2023-10-28)[117] S 1,011 ± 3.1% — 19.3% 10.1% — 8.8% — 3.6% — 2.2% 2.1% — 7.0% 3.0% — 2.8% 3.5% 11.1% 18.1% 8.4%
5 October 2023 Valdas Tutkus declares his candidacy
4 October 2023 Ingrida Šimonytė declares her candidacy
18–26 September 2023 (2023-09-18 – 2023-09-26)[118] S 1,013 ± 3.1% — 23.2% 6.6% — 8.5% — 2.4% — 1.7% 2.8% 8.3% 4.2% — 2.4% 3.5% 10.1% 13.6% 12.7%
6 September 2023 Eduardas Vaitkus declares his candidacy
24 August – 5 September 2023 (2023-08-24 – 2023-09-05)[119] B 1,016 ± 3.1% — [note 7] 26.4% 4.4% — 9.1% [note 7] — 2.2% 1.1% 2.2% 1.8% 11.6% 7.6% 3.1% 11.5%
Rolandas Paksas on 1.3%
Juozas Olekas on 1.1%
Algirdas Butkevičius on 1.0%
Various other on 8.1% (including: Mazuronis, Žalimas, Žemaitaitis)
 18% 1%
1 August 2023 Aurelijus Veryga declares his candidacy

Second round

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Gitanas Nausėda vs Ingrida Šimonytė

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Poll source Date Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Gitanas
Nausėda 		Ingrida
Šimonytė 		Other/
Undecided
Vilmorus 12–21 October 2023 1,001 53.6% 14.3% 32.1%
Norstat LT 11–19 October 2023 1,000 46% 28% 26%

Conduct

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Early voting for the first round was conducted from 8 to 10 May, during which more than 91,000 people, or 3.8% of eligible voters participated.[120] Voting for those who cannot leave their homes was held from 10 to 11 May.[121] On the first round of regular voting on 12 May, polling opened at 07:00 and lasted until 20:00 local time. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe did not send election monitors to Lithuania for the first time after it turned down an invitation by the government due to its refusal to admit monitors from Russia and Belarus on national security grounds, which the OSCE said was a violation of its rules.[4] This led Ignas Vėgėlė to criticize what he called a "lack of transparency" due to their absence. Two thousand other monitors were allowed to observe the election.[122] No election-related incidents were recorded by Lithuanian authorities.[123]

For the second round, early voting began on 21 May and closed on 23 May. Voting in designated locations outside normal polling areas was held from 22 May to 25 May, while voting for those unable to vote in person was held from 24 May to 25 May. Turnout in early voting reached 11.03% of the electorate. On 26 May, polling was held from 07:00 to 20:00.[124][125][126] While voting was underway on 26 May, Nauseda was warned by the electoral commission after he issued a message on Facebook urging voters to await the results in the gardens of the presidential palace, which the agency deemed to be a possible violation of the rule of silence during election time. His office denied that the post amounted to electoral campaigning and that he would not remove the post.[100]

Results

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No candidate received an absolute majority (over 50% of the votes cast) in the first round of voting on 12 May. A second round was held on 26 May. Of the eight candidates, incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda won 44.46% and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė won 20.02% of votes in the first round, finishing first and second respectively, and they were the only two candidates to appear on the runoff ballot for the second round.[127][128] Nausėda won the first round in all municipalities except in Vilnius, which voted for Šimonytė, and Šalčininkai and Visaginas, which were won by Eduardas Vaitkus.[129] Turnout in the first round was at 59.37%, the third highest for an election in Lithuania since the 1993 and 1997 presidential elections.[123]

After the first round, Šimonytė was endorsed by Žalimas, and Nausėda was endorsed by Žemaitaitis and Vėgėlė.[130] Vaitkus stated that he will spoil his ballot.[131] The second round results showed Nausėda winning about three-quarters of the vote, allowing him to declare victory.[132] This was the highest majority for a presidential runoff in Lithuania.[133]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Gitanas NausėdaIndependent[a]632,81144.30886,87475.29
Ingrida ŠimonytėHomeland Union288,77420.22291,05424.71
Ignas VėgėlėIndependent[b]177,86312.45
Remigijus ŽemaitaitisDawn of Nemunas132,5999.28
Eduardas VaitkusIndependent[c]105,2557.37
Dainius ŽalimasIndependent[d]51,4173.60
Andrius MazuronisLabour Party19,9051.39
Giedrimas JeglinskasIndependent[e]19,7661.38
Total1,428,390100.001,177,928100.00
Valid votes1,428,39099.191,177,92898.49
Invalid/blank votes11,6070.8118,0731.51
Total votes1,439,997100.001,196,001100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,401,80759.952,404,42149.74
Source: Central Electoral Commission[104][134]

Aftermath

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Following the release of the election results for the second round, Šimonytė conceded defeat,[132] and said that she would continue in office as prime minister. Nausėda acknowledged that the electorate had given him their mandate and said that he "will have to cherish this credit of trust". Final turnout was estimated at 49.61%.[135]

Reactions

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Polish President Andrzej Duda congratulated Nausėda on his reelection and said he was "pleased that we'll be able to continue our excellent cooperation".[136] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also expressed his congratulations to Nausėda, citing the latter's support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.[137]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Supported by the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Regions Party
  2. ^ Supported by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party, Christian Union and the Freedom and Justice
  3. ^ Supported by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
  4. ^ Supported by the Freedom Party
  5. ^ Supported by the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
  1. ^ TTS originally endorsed Vėgėlė in the election,[31] but the party's chairman Petras Gražulis withdrew this endorsement and chose to run himself on 11 February 2024.[32]
  2. ^ a b The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union announced on 29 March 2024, that they're dropping Veryga as candidate and reallocating their endorsment and campaign support towards Vėgėlė.[49]
  3. ^ Dataset contains unauthenticated signatures, differing from the obtained ones.
  4. ^ The Lithuanian Regions Party announced its endorsement of Varaška's candidacy in September 2023. Nevertheless, on 19 December, the party's board overwhelmingly voted to reject the decision and instructed the leadership to retract their support.[66]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Received below 2% and is incorporated into the others section
  6. ^ Allowed multiple choice
  7. ^ a b Received below 1% and is incorporated into the others section

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