Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania
The Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania is a parliament (Seimas) in Lithuania. Elections took place on 11 October 2020, with the run-off on 25 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 13 November 2020 and is serving a four-year term.
| Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Seimas | ||
| Jurisdiction |  Lithuania | ||
| Term | 2020—2024 | ||
Elections
In the elections in 2020, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 11 October 2020. Run-off elections were held on 25 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.
| Party | Nationwide constituency | Single-member constituencies | Total seats |
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| Votes | %[lower-alpha 1] | Seats | Votes | %[lower-alpha 1] | Seats | Votes | %[lower-alpha 1] | Seats | ||||
| Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats | 292,068 | 25.77 | 23 | 267,976 | 24.21 | 1 | 352,566 | 40.21 | 26 | 50 | +19 | |
| Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | 204,780 | 18.07 | 16 | 169,551 | 15.32 | 0 | 209,714 | 23.92 | 16 | 32 | −22 | |
| Labour Party | 110,780 | 9.77 | 9 | 88,083 | 7.96 | 0 | 8,077 | 0.92 | 1 | 10 | +8 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 108,641 | 9.59 | 8 | 130,559 | 11.79 | 0 | 75,560 | 8.62 | 5 | 13 | −4 | |
| Freedom Party | 107,057 | 9.45 | 8 | 69,740 | 6.30 | 0 | 68,630 | 7.83 | 3 | 11 | New | |
| Liberal Movement | 79,742 | 7.04 | 6 | 102,586 | 9.27 | 0 | 57,671 | 6.58 | 7 | 13 | −1 | |
| Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance | 56,382 | 4.97 | 0 | 52,905 | 4.78 | 2 | 14,835 | 1.69 | 1 | 3 | −5 | |
| Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania | 37,198 | 3.28 | 0 | 51,229 | 4.63 | 0 | 26,198 | 2.99 | 3 | 3 | New | |
| Centre Party – Nationalists | 26,767 | 2.36 | 0 | 20,474 | 1.85 | 0 | 5,405 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
| National Alliance | 25,092 | 2.21 | 0 | 14,938 | 1.35 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | |
| Freedom and Justice | 23,350 | 2.06 | 0 | 28,568 | 2.58 | 0 | 9,631 | 1.10 | 1 | 1 | New | |
| Lithuanian Green Party | 19,307 | 1.70 | 0 | 35,174 | 3.18 | 0 | 6,648 | 0.76 | 1 | 1 | ±0 | |
| The Way of Courage | 13,337 | 1.18 | 0 | 2,573 | 0.23 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | ±0 | |
| Lithuania – For everyone | 11,351 | 1.00 | 0 | 7,692 | 0.69 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | |
| Christian Union | 8,833 | 0.78 | 0 | 17,360 | 1.57 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | |
| Union of Intergenerational Solidarity – Cohesion for Lithuania | 5,807 | 0.51 | 0 | 2,753 | 0.23 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | |
| Lithuanian People's Party | 2,950 | 0.26 | 0 | 1,087 | 0.10 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independents | – | – | – | 43,756 | 3.95 | 0 | 41,936 | 4.78 | 4 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 41,401 | – | – | 61,585 | – | – | 36,535 | |||||
| Total | 1,174,843 | 100 | 70 | 1,168,350 | 100 | 3 | 917,720 | 100 | 68 | 141 | ±0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,457,722 | 47.80 | – | 2,457,722 | 47.54 | – | 2,355,726 | 38.96 | ||||
| Source: Central Electoral Commission[1] | ||||||||||||
Activities
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen was elected as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Seimas.
The Thirteenth Seimas was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected the parliament's work (e.g. from 26 November 2020 until 3 December 2020, plenary sessions were suspended and since 12 January 2021, plenary sessions are taking place remotely).[2][3]
Composition
Parliamentary groups
After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Political Group of Democrats ‘For Lithuania’(DFVL), Freedom Party (LF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽSF), Lithuanian Regions Political Group (LRF), Mixed Group (MSNG) and Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF).[4]
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| Name | Abbr. | Members | |
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| Homeland Union | TSLKDF | 50 | |
| Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | LVŽSF | 20 | |
| Democrats ‘For Lithuania’ | DFVL | 16 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | LSDPF | 12 | |
| Liberal Movement | LSF | 12 | |
| Freedom Party | LF | 11 | |
| Labour Party | DPF | 9 | |
| Lithuanian Regions Political Group | LRF | 9 | |
| Mixed Group | MSNG | 1 | |
| Speaker of the Seimas | - | 1 | |
Members
145 members have served in the Thirteenth Seimas.[5]
References
- Percentage share of valid votes; Lithuanian Central Electoral Committee present figures including both valid and invalid votes.
- "Elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 11 October 2020". Central Electoral Commission. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Seimas ketina daryti vienos savaitės pertrauką".
- "Prasidėjo pirmas istorijoje Seimo nuotolinis posėdis | Diena.lt".
- "Įkurtos Seimo frakcijos ir paskelbti jų vadovai - Naujienos".
- "Išrinkti Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo nariais 2020-2024". Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2020.