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Presidential elections were held inLithuania on 12 May 2024, alongside areferendum on allowing multiple citizenships.[1] Incumbent PresidentGitanas Nausėda won re-election to a second term. When candidate registrations closed before the election, theLithuanian Central Election Commission [lt] had confirmed fifteen viable registrations; of those, twelve proceeded tocollect signatures from the minimum 20,000 voters. Four of those contenders were later repudiated or dropped out,[2] leaving eight on theballot.[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 MinisterIngrida Šimonytė facing off in the runoff, a rematch of the2019 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.
The Lithuanian president has somewhat more executive authority than their counterparts in neighboringEstonia andLatvia; the Lithuanian president's function is similar to that of the presidents ofFrance andRomania. Similarly to them, but unlike presidents in a fully presidential system such asthe United States, the Lithuanian president generally has the most authority inforeign affairs. In addition to the customary diplomatic powers ofheads of state, namely receiving theletters of credence of foreign ambassadors and signingtreaties, the president determines Lithuania's basic foreign policy guidelines. The president is also thecommander-in-chief of theLithuanian Armed Forces, and accordingly heads the State Defense Council and has the right to appoint theChief of Defence (subject to Seimas consent).[5]
The president has a significant role in domestic policy, possessing the right to submit bills to theSeimas and toveto laws passed by it, appointing theprime minister and approving the government formed by them, and also having the right todissolve the Seimas and callsnap elections following a successfulmotion 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 theConstitutional 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 asGediminas Vagnorius in 1998).[7]
The president is elected using thetwo-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 areindependent. While some candidates belong to and/or are supported by apolitical 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 aprison sentence, are not onactive duty in theLithuanian Armed Forces, are not bound to any other country by anoath and have never beenimpeached, 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]
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] Fourfailed or dropped out in the process,[15] so the following eight candidates appeared on theballot on 12 May.[3][16]
| Name | Born | Experience | Party | Endorsed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giedrimas Jeglinskas | April 22, 1979 (age46) Kaunas | Senior Fellow atAtlantic Council (2022–present) Assistant Secretary General ofNATO for Executive Management (2019–2022) Vice-Ministerof Defence (2017–2019) Vice President in Corporate Banking atCitigroup (2010–2017) | Independent | Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" | ||
Andrius Mazuronis | July 13, 1979 (age46) Vilnius | Deputy Speaker of theSeimas (2020–current) Member of the Seimas (2008–current) | Labour Party | |||
Gitanas Nausėda | May 19, 1964 (age61) Klaipėda | President of Lithuania (2019–current) Chief Economist to the Chairman ofSEB bankas (2008–2018) Director of Monetary Policy at theBank of Lithuania (1996–2000) | Independent | Lithuanian Regions Party[17] | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania[18] | ||||||
Ingrida Šimonytė | November 15, 1974 (age50) Vilnius | Prime Minister of Lithuania (2020–current) 2019 presidential candidate Member of theSeimas (2016–present) Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania (2013–2016) Minister of Finance (2009–2012) | Homeland Union | |||
Eduardas Vaitkus | October 3, 1956 (age69) Kaunas | Advisor to the Minister ofHealth (2005–2006) Professor at theLithuanian University of Health Sciences (2002–2010) | Independent | |||
Ignas Vėgėlė | July 22, 1975 (age50) Vilnius | Member of the Court of Honor of Lawyers of Lithuania (2022–present) Chairman of the Lithuanian Bar Association (2014–2022) Professor at theMykolas Romeris University (2010–present) | Independent | |||
| Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party[21] | ||||||
| Christian Union[22] | ||||||
| Freedom and Justice[23] | ||||||
| Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union[note 2] | ||||||
Dainius Žalimas | May 22, 1973 (age52) Vilnius | Dean of the Faculty of the Law ofVytautas 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 ofDefense (1998–2011) | Independent | Freedom Party | ||
Remigijus Žemaitaitis | May 30, 1982 (age43) Šilutė | Member of theSeimas (2009–2024) | Dawn of Nemunas | |||
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.[24]
| Name | Born | Candidate of | Experience | Announced on | Campaign | Signatures presented [note 3][25] | Withdrew on | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arūnas Rimkus | 23 February 1963 (age62) Kaunas | ind.Tooltip Independent politician | YouTuber (2023–current) Member of theŠiauliai City Municipal Council (2015–2019) Psychiatrist at theRepublican 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 | [26][27][28][29] | |
 Valdas Tutkus | 27 December 1960 (age64) Vilnius | KsV | Chief of Defence (2004–2009) Commander of theLithuanian Land Forces (2001–2004) | 5 October 2023 | 21 February – 28 March 2024 (2024-02-21 –2024-03-28) (Website) | 19,303 | 2 April 2024 | [30][31][11][32] | |
 Aurelijus Veryga | 8 August 1976 (age49) Užventis,Kelmė mun. | LVŽS[note 2] | Member of theSeimas (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) | [34][11][33] | |
.jpg) Gintautas Kniukšta [lt] | 25 October 1960 (age65) Rudaičiai [lt],Klaipėda dist. mun. | ind.Tooltip Independent politician | Editor-in-chief of "ŠIANDIEN" (2017–current) Member of theSeimas (2000–2004) | 15 February 2024 | 8–28 March 2024 (2024-03-08 –2024-03-28) | 766 | 29 March 2024 | [35][36][37] | |
Until 19 February 2024, any eligible citizen had the opportunity to freely register for the upcoming election and start receivingcampaign 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.[38] Every declared candidate must complete registration by 8 March 2024, which includes payment of the€8,995election deposit.[39]
| Name | Born | Candidate of (supported by) | Experience | Announced on | Withdrew on | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zenonas Andrulėnas | 14 September 1967 (age58) Andrulėnai [lt],Molėtai mun. | ind.Tooltip Independent politician | Disqualified candidate for Director General ofLRT in 2023 TTS candidate for Seimas in2020 | 7 December 2023 | 8 March 2024 | [12][40][41] |
| Žilvinas Treigys | (age 54) | CEO of Glass Market (2000–current) | 19 February 2024 | 3 March 2024 | [42][43] | |
| Kęstutis Macevičius | Realtor (2006–current) | 1 February 2024 | 2 February 2024 | [44] |
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.[45][46]
Petras Gražulis was denied registration as a candidate due to hisineligibility for the office, as he had been impeached by the Seimas in 2023.[47]
These individuals either considered a presidential bid or were proposed as potential candidates during the campaign.
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Unregistered campaigns[edit]These persons had publicly launched their campaigns but refrained from attempting to register as candidates for the election.
Political parties[edit]On 3 February 2024, the Social Democrats decided to not nominate a presidential candidate for the first time since 1998 and endorsedGitanas Nausėda in the election.[18]
All TS-LKD candidates withdrew after Šimonytė announced her bid.[55]
The party electedAndrius Mazuronis to be its candidate.
The Liberal Movement decided to not nominate a candidate for the forthcoming elections, and also against endorsing any other contender.[58]
All candidates decline to participate in the election and the party declared support forMantas Varaška.[61] However,Valdas Tutkus launched a presidential bid on 5 October without the party. The party eventually opted against fielding its own candidate.[62] On 2 March 2024, it endorsedNausėda.[17]
The party electedGiedrimas Jeglinskas to be its candidate.
Declined candidates[edit]
Ineligible candidates[edit]These people are constitutionally prevented from standing for election for any office which requires anoath of office to theConstitution of Lithuania, including President of Lithuania:
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Incumbent PresidentGitanas Nausėda sought re-election against a range of opponents includingIngrida Šimonytė, his runoff challenger in the2019 Lithuanian presidential election and incumbentPrime Minister of Lithuania. After announcing his bid on 7 December 2023, Nausėda became the clear frontrunner,[72] while Šimonytė was the solewoman vying for the presidency. Former chairman of the Lithuanian Bar AssociationIgnas Vėgėlė was considered to be ananti-establishment candidate,[73][74] although several candidates contended for theprotest vote.[75]Eduardas Vaitkus was regarded as the pro-Russian candidate in the election and received support from thePolish-majorityŠalčininkai region andVisaginas, which is predominantly inhabited byethnic Russians.[76]
National security in the aftermath of theRussian invasion of Ukraine and the financing of themilitary, universalconscription,[77] managing effects of theageing population,cost of living,[78] theOne China Policy,[79] ratification of theIstanbul Convention, Nausėda's 2019 presidential campaign andalleged connections with business interests fromRussia andBelarus,[80][81][82] theŠimonytė Cabinet[73] and its conflict with Nausėda[83] emerged as potential leading issues during the campaign. Both Nausėda and Šimonytė agreed on increasing defense spending and strengthening relations withNATO, but diverged on other issues such as economic policy andsame-sex unions, which Nausėda opposes.[84][85] Both candidates also shared diverging views on theTaiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, whose naming after the island rather than the standard practice of using its capitalTaipei led to diplomatic and economic sanctions from China. Nausėda supports having the office change its name, which Šimonytė opposes.[84]
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.[86]
Campaign funding in elections in Lithuania is heavily restricted. The maximum amount each candidate is limited to raise is €2 million. Onlyindividuals 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.[87]
| Candidate | Total funding (including donations) | Party funding / share |
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| 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) | ||
Names initalic indicate politicians who have been added to presidential election opinion polls despite not considering a bid.
| 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 |
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| 13 May 2024 | Election Results[88] | 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)[89] | 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)[90] | 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)[91] | 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)[92] | 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)[93][89] | 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[94] | 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)[94] | 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)[95] | — | —[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% | — | ||||
| January 22, 2024 | Andrius Mazuronis declares his candidacy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remigijus Žemaitaitis declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19–29 January 2024 (2024-01-19 –2024-01-29)[96] | 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)[97] | 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)[98] | 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)[99] | 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)[100] | 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)[101] | 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)[102] | 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)[103] | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poll source | Date | Sample size | Margin of error | Gitanas Nausėda | Ingrida Šimonytė | Other/ Undecided |
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| Vilmorus | 12–21 October 2023 | 1,001 | 53.6% | 14.3% | 32.1% | |
| Norstat LT | 11–19 October 2023 | 1,000 | 46% | 28% | 26% |
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.[104] Voting for those who cannot leave their homes was held from 10 to 11 May.[105] On the first round of regular voting on 12 May, polling opened at 07:00 and lasted until 20:00 local time. TheOrganization 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 ledIgnas Vėgėlė to criticize what he called a "lack of transparency" due to their absence. Two thousand other monitors were allowed to observe the election.[106] No election-related incidents were recorded by Lithuanian authorities.[107]
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.[108][109][110] While voting was underway on 26 May, Nauseda was warned by the electoral commission after he issued a message onFacebook urging voters to await the results in the gardens of thepresidential 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.[84]
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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.[111][112] Nausėda won the first round in allmunicipalities except inVilnius, which voted for Šimonytė, andŠalčininkai andVisaginas, which were won byEduardas Vaitkus.[113] Turnout in the first round was at 59.37%, the third highest for an election in Lithuania since the1993 and1997 presidential elections.[107]
After the first round, Šimonytė was endorsed by Žalimas, and Nausėda was endorsed by Žemaitaitis and Vėgėlė.[114] Vaitkus stated that he willspoil his ballot.[115] The second round results showed Nausėda winning about three-quarters of the vote, allowing him to declare victory.[116] This was the highest majority for a presidential runoff in Lithuania.[117]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Gitanas Nausėda | Independent[a] | 632,811 | 44.30 | 886,874 | 75.29 | |
| Ingrida Šimonytė | Homeland Union | 288,774 | 20.22 | 291,054 | 24.71 | |
| Ignas Vėgėlė | Independent[b] | 177,863 | 12.45 | |||
| Remigijus Žemaitaitis | Dawn of Nemunas | 132,599 | 9.28 | |||
| Eduardas Vaitkus | Independent | 105,255 | 7.37 | |||
| Dainius Žalimas | Freedom Party | 51,417 | 3.60 | |||
| Andrius Mazuronis | Labour Party | 19,905 | 1.39 | |||
| Giedrimas Jeglinskas | Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" | 19,766 | 1.38 | |||
| Total | 1,428,390 | 100.00 | 1,177,928 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,428,390 | 99.19 | 1,177,928 | 98.49 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,607 | 0.81 | 18,073 | 1.51 | ||
| Total votes | 1,439,997 | 100.00 | 1,196,001 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,401,807 | 59.95 | 2,404,421 | 49.74 | ||
| Source:VRK | ||||||
| Municipality | Nausėda | Šimonytė | Vėgėlė | Žemaitaitis | Vaitkus | |||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Akmenė | 4,982 | 54.28 | 858 | 9.35 | 1,322 | 14.40 | 1,061 | 11.56 | 557 | 6.07 |
| Alytus (city) | 12,493 | 50.94 | 4,003 | 16.32 | 3,239 | 13.21 | 2,322 | 9.47 | 1,017 | 4.15 |
| Alytus (district) | 7,095 | 54.00 | 1,704 | 12.97 | 1,604 | 12.21 | 1,454 | 11.07 | 503 | 3.83 |
| Anykščiai | 6,115 | 51.59 | 1,888 | 15.93 | 1,476 | 12.45 | 1,073 | 9.05 | 567 | 4.78 |
| Birštonas | 1,232 | 48.89 | 445 | 17.66 | 346 | 13.73 | 236 | 9.37 | 99 | 3.93 |
| Biržai | 6,102 | 53.19 | 1,415 | 12.33 | 1,312 | 11.44 | 1,296 | 11.30 | 697 | 6.08 |
| Druskininkai | 4,888 | 45.89 | 1,888 | 17.73 | 1,711 | 16.06 | 967 | 9.08 | 561 | 5.27 |
| Elektrėnai | 5,736 | 52.32 | 1,612 | 14.70 | 1,337 | 12.20 | 936 | 8.54 | 717 | 6.54 |
| Ignalina | 3,706 | 51.19 | 959 | 13.25 | 885 | 12.23 | 679 | 9.38 | 552 | 7.63 |
| Jonava | 9,211 | 49.49 | 2,449 | 13.16 | 2,637 | 14.17 | 1,875 | 10.07 | 1,361 | 7.31 |
| Joniškis | 5,225 | 51.72 | 1,036 | 10.26 | 1,295 | 12.82 | 1,349 | 13.35 | 679 | 6.72 |
| Jurbarkas | 5,638 | 49.50 | 1,553 | 13.63 | 1,505 | 13.21 | 1,479 | 12.98 | 580 | 5.09 |
| Kaišiadorys | 7,770 | 55.94 | 1,946 | 14.01 | 1,607 | 11.57 | 1,151 | 8.29 | 668 | 4.81 |
| Kalvarija | 2,297 | 53.18 | 363 | 8.40 | 552 | 12.78 | 667 | 15.44 | 195 | 4.51 |
| Kaunas (city) | 66,972 | 44.36 | 37,306 | 24.71 | 19,294 | 12.78 | 10,223 | 6.77 | 6,975 | 4.62 |
| Kaunas (district) | 26,198 | 48.33 | 11,812 | 21.79 | 6,385 | 11.78 | 4,218 | 7.78 | 2,177 | 4.02 |
| Kazlų Rūda | 2,714 | 51.78 | 598 | 11.41 | 671 | 12.80 | 667 | 12.73 | 316 | 6.03 |
| Kelmė | 5,784 | 49.68 | 1,014 | 8.71 | 1,336 | 11.47 | 2,390 | 20.53 | 587 | 5.04 |
| Kėdainiai | 11,738 | 51.97 | 2,527 | 11.19 | 3,068 | 13.58 | 2,692 | 11.92 | 1,179 | 5.22 |
| Klaipėda (city) | 28,118 | 42.19 | 11,604 | 17.41 | 9,484 | 14.23 | 5,790 | 8.69 | 7,883 | 11.83 |
| Klaipėda (district) | 15,990 | 49.99 | 5,116 | 15.99 | 4,229 | 13.22 | 3,134 | 9.80 | 1,941 | 6.07 |
| Kretinga | 10,246 | 54.93 | 2,135 | 11.45 | 2,289 | 12.27 | 2,085 | 11.18 | 1,089 | 5.84 |
| Kupiškis | 4,180 | 52.93 | 1,007 | 12.75 | 969 | 12.27 | 901 | 11.41 | 370 | 4.69 |
| Lazdijai | 4,957 | 56.08 | 1,019 | 11.53 | 1,091 | 12.34 | 976 | 11.04 | 299 | 3.38 |
| Marijampolė | 12,513 | 50.59 | 3,499 | 14.15 | 3,433 | 13.88 | 2,708 | 10.95 | 1,122 | 4.54 |
| Mažeikiai | 11,823 | 49.60 | 2,470 | 10.36 | 3,374 | 14.15 | 3,345 | 14.03 | 1,680 | 7.05 |
| Molėtai | 5,067 | 55.24 | 1,578 | 17.20 | 828 | 9.03 | 796 | 8.68 | 405 | 4.42 |
| Neringa | 1,167 | 38.86 | 990 | 32.97 | 335 | 11.16 | 163 | 5.43 | 120 | 4.00 |
| Pagėgiai | 1,816 | 53.86 | 275 | 8.16 | 361 | 10.71 | 595 | 17.65 | 154 | 4.57 |
| Pakruojis | 4,643 | 52.66 | 866 | 9.82 | 1,189 | 13.49 | 1,310 | 14.86 | 444 | 5.04 |
| Palanga | 4,354 | 41.85 | 2,341 | 22.50 | 1,615 | 15.52 | 905 | 8.70 | 558 | 5.36 |
| Panevėžys (city) | 21,040 | 49.61 | 7,770 | 18.32 | 5,166 | 12.18 | 3,779 | 8.91 | 2,125 | 5.01 |
| Panevėžys (district) | 9,236 | 51.92 | 2,638 | 14.83 | 2,112 | 11.87 | 1,928 | 10.84 | 851 | 4.78 |
| Pasvalys | 5,841 | 52.43 | 1,324 | 11.89 | 1,424 | 12.78 | 1,392 | 12.50 | 620 | 5.57 |
| Plungė | 8,305 | 52.16 | 1,685 | 10.58 | 2,117 | 13.30 | 2,323 | 14.59 | 872 | 5.48 |
| Prienai | 6,419 | 52.97 | 1,613 | 13.31 | 1,626 | 13.42 | 1,276 | 10.53 | 483 | 3.99 |
| Radviliškis | 8,001 | 51.06 | 1,588 | 10.13 | 1,947 | 12.42 | 2,467 | 15.74 | 911 | 5.81 |
| Raseiniai | 7,954 | 54.22 | 1,531 | 10.44 | 1,851 | 12.62 | 1,946 | 13.26 | 582 | 3.97 |
| Rietavas | 1,746 | 49.32 | 383 | 10.82 | 391 | 11.05 | 673 | 19.01 | 179 | 5.06 |
| Rokiškis | 7,442 | 53.59 | 1,765 | 12.71 | 1,526 | 10.99 | 1,679 | 12.09 | 717 | 5.16 |
| Skuodas | 3,857 | 52.09 | 721 | 9.74 | 906 | 12.23 | 1,070 | 14.45 | 449 | 6.06 |
| Šakiai | 6,606 | 51.84 | 1,707 | 13.40 | 1,651 | 12.96 | 1,514 | 11.88 | 658 | 5.16 |
| Šalčininkai | 3,229 | 24.21 | 382 | 2.86 | 1,690 | 12.67 | 1,538 | 11.53 | 5,430 | 40.71 |
| Šiauliai (city) | 23,228 | 48.07 | 7,086 | 14.66 | 7,132 | 14.76 | 5,258 | 10.88 | 2,785 | 5.76 |
| Šiauliai (district) | 10,216 | 50.42 | 2,244 | 11.08 | 3,006 | 14.84 | 2,652 | 13.09 | 1,139 | 5.62 |
| Šilalė | 4,613 | 43.75 | 1,078 | 10.22 | 818 | 7.76 | 3,220 | 30.54 | 435 | 4.13 |
| Šilutė | 8,495 | 46.72 | 1,988 | 10.93 | 1,796 | 9.88 | 4,358 | 23.97 | 747 | 4.11 |
| Širvintos | 4,096 | 54.11 | 1,026 | 13.55 | 901 | 11.90 | 723 | 9.55 | 440 | 5.81 |
| Švenčioniai | 4,173 | 40.00 | 1,030 | 9.87 | 1,630 | 15.63 | 1,181 | 11.32 | 1,688 | 16.18 |
| Tauragė | 9,251 | 53.71 | 2,026 | 11.76 | 2,057 | 11.94 | 2,438 | 14.16 | 759 | 4.41 |
| Telšiai | 9,436 | 51.57 | 1,999 | 10.92 | 2,416 | 13.20 | 2,459 | 13.44 | 950 | 5.19 |
| Trakai | 6,378 | 40.79 | 2,396 | 15.32 | 2,287 | 14.62 | 1,557 | 9.96 | 1,934 | 12.37 |
| Ukmergė | 8,681 | 52.70 | 2,337 | 14.19 | 2,012 | 12.21 | 1,570 | 9.53 | 930 | 5.65 |
| Utena | 10,443 | 53.80 | 3,096 | 15.95 | 2,240 | 11.54 | 1,774 | 9.14 | 783 | 4.03 |
| Varėna | 5,804 | 55.26 | 1,643 | 15.64 | 1,100 | 10.47 | 979 | 9.32 | 449 | 4.27 |
| Vilkaviškis | 8,654 | 53.95 | 1,666 | 10.39 | 1,910 | 11.91 | 2,322 | 14.48 | 692 | 4.31 |
| Vilnius (city) | 90,897 | 32.66 | 96,244 | 34.58 | 30,707 | 11.03 | 13,020 | 4.68 | 25,194 | 9.05 |
| Vilnius (district) | 17,309 | 33.36 | 9,550 | 18.41 | 6,708 | 12.93 | 4,441 | 8.56 | 9,982 | 19.24 |
| Visaginas | 1,779 | 28.51 | 356 | 5.71 | 876 | 14.04 | 335 | 5.37 | 2,390 | 38.31 |
| Zarasai | 3,311 | 46.25 | 916 | 12.80 | 980 | 13.69 | 713 | 9.96 | 798 | 11.15 |
| Diaspora | 15,601 | 29.23 | 20,710 | 38.81 | 6,101 | 11.43 | 2,571 | 4.82 | 3,231 | 6.05 |
| Municipality | Nausėda | Šimonytė | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Akmenė | 6,945 | 88.27 | 923 | 11.73 |
| Alytus (city) | 16,339 | 80.13 | 4,051 | 19.87 |
| Alytus (district) | 10,116 | 84.13 | 1,908 | 15.87 |
| Anykščiai | 8,504 | 80.03 | 2,122 | 19.97 |
| Birštonas | 1,728 | 77.25 | 509 | 22.75 |
| Biržai | 8,426 | 84.35 | 1,563 | 15.65 |
| Druskininkai | 7,278 | 77.34 | 2,132 | 22.66 |
| Elektrėnai | 7,662 | 81.82 | 1,703 | 18.18 |
| Ignalina | 5,529 | 81.86 | 1,225 | 18.14 |
| Jonava | 12,715 | 83.98 | 2,425 | 16.02 |
| Joniškis | 7,604 | 87.33 | 1,103 | 12.67 |
| Jurbarkas | 8,300 | 83.45 | 1,646 | 16.55 |
| Kaišiadorys | 10,077 | 82.88 | 2,081 | 17.12 |
| Kalvarija | 3,478 | 89.36 | 414 | 10.64 |
| Kaunas (city) | 84,154 | 69.97 | 36,118 | 30.03 |
| Kaunas (district) | 33,089 | 74.07 | 11,581 | 25.93 |
| Kazlų Rūda | 3,867 | 84.93 | 686 | 15.07 |
| Kelmė | 9,149 | 88.55 | 1,183 | 11.45 |
| Kėdainiai | 16,923 | 85.69 | 2,827 | 14.31 |
| Klaipėda (city) | 40,693 | 77.65 | 11,711 | 22.35 |
| Klaipėda (district) | 22,534 | 81.30 | 5,184 | 18.70 |
| Kretinga | 14,021 | 86.09 | 2,266 | 13.91 |
| Kupiškis | 5,932 | 84.01 | 1,129 | 15.99 |
| Lazdijai | 6,871 | 84.92 | 1,220 | 15.08 |
| Marijampolė | 17,270 | 82.96 | 3,548 | 17.04 |
| Mažeikiai | 17,624 | 87.48 | 2,523 | 12.52 |
| Molėtai | 6,632 | 76.98 | 1,983 | 23.02 |
| Neringa | 1,694 | 56.60 | 1,299 | 43.40 |
| Pagėgiai | 2,624 | 89.50 | 308 | 10.50 |
| Pakruojis | 6,973 | 88.11 | 941 | 11.89 |
| Palanga | 7,267 | 71.07 | 2,958 | 28.93 |
| Panevėžys (city) | 26,787 | 77.39 | 7,828 | 22.61 |
| Panevėžys (district) | 12,603 | 81.94 | 2,777 | 18.06 |
| Pasvalys | 8,297 | 85.79 | 1,374 | 14.21 |
| Plungė | 11,930 | 86.94 | 1,792 | 13.06 |
| Prienai | 8,766 | 83.49 | 1,733 | 16.51 |
| Radviliškis | 11,972 | 88.15 | 1,610 | 11.85 |
| Raseiniai | 11,434 | 87.27 | 1,668 | 12.73 |
| Rietavas | 2,657 | 87.14 | 392 | 12.86 |
| Rokiškis | 10,334 | 83.97 | 1,973 | 16.03 |
| Skuodas | 5,893 | 87.99 | 804 | 12.01 |
| Šakiai | 9,359 | 83.63 | 1,832 | 16.37 |
| Šalčininkai | 10,107 | 94.70 | 566 | 5.30 |
| Šiauliai (city) | 32,169 | 81.45 | 7,327 | 18.55 |
| Šiauliai (district) | 14,801 | 86.13 | 2,383 | 13.87 |
| Šilalė | 7,940 | 87.15 | 1,171 | 12.85 |
| Šilutė | 13,721 | 86.72 | 2,102 | 13.28 |
| Širvintos | 5,672 | 83.09 | 1,154 | 16.91 |
| Švenčionys | 7,468 | 85.34 | 1,283 | 14.66 |
| Tauragė | 12,692 | 86.14 | 2,043 | 13.86 |
| Telšiai | 13,612 | 86.41 | 2,141 | 13.59 |
| Trakai | 10,393 | 79.75 | 2,639 | 20.25 |
| Ukmergė | 11,500 | 82.56 | 2,429 | 17.44 |
| Utena | 13,563 | 80.30 | 3,328 | 19.70 |
| Varėna | 8,037 | 80.11 | 1,996 | 19.89 |
| Vilkaviškis | 12,244 | 87.10 | 1,813 | 12.90 |
| Vilnius (city) | 123,645 | 56.61 | 94,787 | 43.39 |
| Vilnius (district) | 31,359 | 75.90 | 9,956 | 24.10 |
| Visaginas | 3,496 | 88.93 | 435 | 11.07 |
| Zarasai | 5,131 | 82.51 | 1,088 | 17.49 |
| Diaspora | 17,274 | 49.88 | 17,360 | 50.12 |
Following the release of the election results for the second round, Šimonytė conceded defeat,[116] 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%.[118]
Polish PresidentAndrzej Duda congratulated Nausėda on his reelection and said he was "pleased that we'll be able to continue our excellent cooperation".[119] Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy also expressed his congratulations to Nausėda, citing the latter's support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.[120]
A. Veryga sakė matantis, kad dauguma gyventojų nusivylė dabartine valdžia. „Aš matau, kad dauguma gyventojų nusivylė ir nurašė dabartinės politikos formuotojus. Pasitikėjimas Vyriausybe yra rekordinėse žemumose. Piliečių nuomonė ignoruojama. Mūsų žmonės vis rečiau pasiryžta kurti šeimas. Pamažu nykstame kaip valstybė", – sakė jis.
