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Lithuania: Political Developments and Data in 2024

Three Elections and a New Government

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
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Abstract

The year 2024 was particularly eventful for Lithuania, marked by parliamentary elections, presidential elections, European Parliament elections, and a referendum. Gitanas Nausėda was re-elected for a second term as President, while the parliamentary elections led to a shift in government from a right-of-center coalition to a center-left Cabinet headed by Gintautas Paluckas. The referendum on dual citizenship failed due to insufficient voter turnout. National politics continued to be dominated by the issue of strengthening defence.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , December 2025 , pp. 397 - 418
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Copyright © 2025 European Consortium for Political Research

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