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Some members of the local electoral committee in Deltuvos pietinė constituency have resigned citing political pressure a couple of days before runoff voting in 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary elections.

A candidate of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) and several of her aides travelled to Poland to vote in the first round of Lithuanian parliamentary elections, reports the news website delfi.lt.

The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has noticed that more Lithuanians are registering to vote in the second round of 2024 parliamentary elections abroad, in Sejny, Poland, and Riga, Latvia. The watchdog says that people from the environment of both candidates competing in the World Lithuanians’ c...

Early voting turnout in the second round of 2024 parliamentary elections is higher compared with the first round two weeks earlier, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) said Wednesday.

More than 37,000 voters have cast their ballots on the first early voting day in the runoff parliamentary elections, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) said Tuesday evening. This accounts for 1.8% of all registered voters.

Early voting in parliamentary election runoff begins in Lithuania on Tuesday, 22 October. MPs are yet to be elected in 63 single-member constituencies.

Votes have been recounted in the final two of the six single member-constituencies reporting close results, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has said.

Lithuania held early voting in 2024 parliamentary elections on 8-10 October and voter turnout in some polling districts has surpassed 10%, Chairwoman of the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) Lina Petronienė has told the media.

On 8-10 October, Lithuania holds early voting in 2024 parliamentary elections and a non-governmental organisation has reported about the first violations.

Early voting in the 2024 parliamentary election will take place on 8-10 October, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has announced.

On Tuesday, early voting in elections to the European Parliament begins in Lithuania and will last for three days.

In two days of early voting in the runoff presidential election, more than 96,000 Lithuanians have cast ballots and 7,000 more have voted in special polling stations.

Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda on Thursday voted in advance in the 2024 presidential election runoff. The head of state, who garnered 43.95% of votes in the first round while his rival Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė was the runner-up with 20.05%, was reluctant to predict the outcome of electio...

On Sunday, 19 May, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) officially confirmed the results of the first round of the 2024 Lithuanian presidential election.

President Gitanas Nausėda hopes to win additional votes as he seeks re-election in the runoff vote due on 26 May. A 75-25% ratio of the vote would be a “good” result in the race against Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, he says.

Almost 170,000 voters cast ballots in advance in the presidential election and referendum on multiple citizenship from Tuesday to Thursday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) reports.

Citizenship, civic duty, patriotism are words that have always been very important in Lithuania. However, the question is are these values truly cherished by young people? Are they interested in civic matters whatsoever? Are our efforts sufficient in raising the awareness of young individuals about ...

Early voting opened at polling stations at 7 a.m. Tuesday to elect Lithuania’s next president and decide on the retention of citizenship in a mandatory referendum.

Ingrida Simonyte, the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats' lead candidate, was the only party leader to secure an outright victory in single-member constituencies in Sunday's first round of voting.

Extended four-day early voting in the parliament election starts in Lithuania on Monday, held to reduce the risk of the coronavirus pandemic spreading further.