The 2020 Seimas elections are key events



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The numbering of the Seimas is calculated from the first half of the last century, the Seimas I – IV that operated in 1920-1940, the Seimas Constituents that operated in 1920-1922 are not counted. The Supreme Restorative Council of the Seimas, which restored its independence, functioned in 1990–1992.

Turnout. Voter lists approved by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) contain 2 million. 449 thousand 683 citizens with the right to vote. Four years ago, there were 2 million on the electoral roll. 504 thousand 267 voters, in the 2012 Seimas elections, 2 million voters had the right to vote. 442 thousand 587 voters.

Counties. In the Seimas elections, 141 parliamentarians are elected for a period of four years: 70, according to lists, and 71, in single-member electoral districts. For the first time in these elections, a separate constituency for foreign Lithuanians was formed: Lithuanians of the world, taking into account the large number of voters who participated abroad during the previous elections.

Candidates A total of 1,754 candidates nominated by the parties and nominated independently participate in the elections, 1,170 or 66.7 percent. men and 584 or 33.3 percent. woman. Compared to the 2016 elections, 339 more people are running for Seimas; Four years ago, the CEC had registered 1,416 candidates.

Portrait. The CEC drew up a statistical portrait of the candidate, a fifty-year-old with higher education named Vytautas, whose assets, values ​​and funds amount to almost 147,000. euros.

A lot. 17 parties were nominated to the Seimas and no coalition was formed. During the 2016 elections, 12 parties and two coalitions raised the lists of candidates in the electoral district, of which six parties entered the Seimas.

The poster. In a multi-member constituency, seats are won by parties that have raised at least 5 percent. the votes of the voters who participated in the elections. For party coalitions, the cartel amounts to 7 percent. of the votes of all voters present.

Second round. The second round of the parliamentary elections will take place on October 25. In it, the two candidates with the most votes in the first round will compete in single-member constituencies. A candidate wins already in the first round if at least 40% of the candidates participated in the election. the voters of that constituency and the candidate obtained more than 50% of the votes or less than 40%. received at least one-fifth of the votes of all voters in that constituency. During the 2016 elections to the Seimas, three politicians were elected during the first round.

Oath. The mandate of the members of the Seimas will begin to run from the day that the newly elected Seimas meets for the first session. An elected member of the Seimas acquires his powers after an oath. The first session of the new Seimas usually takes place in mid-November.



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