Seimas

Seimas
Type
Type
History
Founded22 August 1922
Disbandedsuspended from 1940–1991
Leadership
Speaker
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, LRLS
since 13 November 2020
First Deputy Speaker
Jurgis Razma, TS-LKD
since 13 November 2020
Deputy Speakers
Andrius Mazuronis, DP
since 13 November 2020
Vytautas Mitalas, LP
since 17 November 2020
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, TS-LKD
since 17 November 2020
Julius Sabatauskas, LSDP
since 17 November 2020
Paulius Saudargas, TS-LKD
since 17 November 2020
Leader of the Opposition
TBD
Structure
Seats141
Political groups
Government (73)
  •   Homeland Union (50)
  •   Liberal Movement (12)
  •   Freedom Party (11)

Opposition (55)

  •   Farmers and Greens Union (32)
  •   Social Democrats (13)
  •   Labour Party (10)

Non-affiliated (13)

  •   Mixed group (13)
    •   Electoral Action of Poles (3)
    •   Social Democratic Labour (3)
    •   Freedom and Justice (1)
    •   Green Party (1)
    •   Independents (5)
Elections
Proportional voting with a 5% election threshold for 70 proportional seats (7% for coalitions) and run-off voting for 71 single-member constituency seats
Last election
11 and 25 October 2020
Meeting place
Seimas Palace, Vilnius
Website
www.lrs.lt

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas, is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania.

The Seimas either approves or rejects the candidate for the Prime Minister nominated by the President.[1]

Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term.

References

  1. "Lietuvos Seimo galios" [Powers of the Seimas of Lithuania] (in Lithuanian). Verslo Žinios. October 25, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2015.