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Lithuania: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Amendments to Election Laws

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Mažvydas Jastramskis and
Ainė Ramonaitė
Mažvydas Jastramskis
Affiliation:
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Ainė Ramonaitė*
Affiliation:
Vilnius University, Lithuania
*
Email: aine.ramonaite@tspmi.vu.lt
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Abstract

As no elections were held in Lithuania in 2022 and the Cabinet experienced no changes, the article mainly focuses on issues in national politics and institutional adjustments that have affected the conditions for non-partisan electoral committees to compete in elections and changed the balance of power between mayors and municipal councils. Moreover, the article presents developments in the party system, mainly focusing on the newly established Democratic Party “For Lithuania,” which became one of the most popular political parties in Lithuania immediately after its establishment.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , December 2023, pp. 326 - 335
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Copyright © 2023 European Consortium for Political Research

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