Parliamentary election in Lithuania 2008

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Result (in%)

 %

20th

10

0

19.7

15.1

12.7

11.7

9.0

5.7

5.3

4.8

16.0

TS-LKD

TPP

TT

LSDP

DP ^e

LRLS

LiCS

LLRA

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2004

 % p

 16

 14th

 12

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-12

-14

-16

-18

-20

+4.9

+15.1

+1.3

-9.0

-19.4

+5.7

-3.9

+1.0

+4.3

TS-LKD

TPP

TT

LSDP

DP ^e

LRLS

LiCS

LLRA

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^e The DP came for election to a coalition with the jaunimas to

Distribution of seats

          

A total of 141 seats

• LSDP : 25
• LVLS : 3
• DP : 10
• Otherwise: 5
• LRLS : 11
• LiCS : 8
• TPP : 16
• TT : 15
• LLRA : 3
• TS-LKD : 45

The first round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 2008 took place on October 12, 2008 and the second round on October 26, 2008. In addition, a referendum was held on October 12, 2008 on the issue of extending the life of the Ignalina nuclear power plant .

Electoral system

The 141 seats in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas , stood for election . 70 seats were allocated proportionally to the parties that jumped the 5% hurdle (7% hurdle for list connections). The remaining 71 were given as direct mandates through constituencies.

Participating parties and candidates

1603 candidates from 22 parties in 16 coalitions competed for the 141 seats in parliament.

Election result

Only in 3 constituencies could applicants achieve the necessary 50% majority in the first ballot. The runoff election between the two first place winners in the other constituencies took place on October 26th.

Result of the parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 2008

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Fatherland League - Christian Democrats of Lithuania (TS-LKD)	243,823	19.72	+4.97	45	+20
	People's Resurrection Party (TPP)	186,629	15.09	New	16	New
	Order and Justice (TT)	156,777	12.68	+1.32	15th	+5
	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP)	144,890	11.72	−8.93	25th	−8
	Labor Party (DP) (1)	111.149	8.99	−19.45	10	−29
	Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania (LRLS)	70,862	5.73	New	11	New
	Liberal and Center Union (LiCS)	66,078	5.34	−3.85	8th	−10
	Electoral Action of the Poles of Lithuania (LLRA)	59,237	4.79	+1.00	3	+1
	Association of Peasants and People's Party of Lithuania (LVLS)	46.162	3.73	−2.87	3	−7
	New Union (Social Liberals) (NS)	45,061	3.64	-	1	± 0
	The front	40,016	3.24	New	0	New
	Young Lithuania	21,589	1.75	New	0	New
	Citizens' Democracy Party (PDP)	13,775	1.11	New	0	New
	Lithuanian Union of Russians (LRS)	11,357	0.92	New	0	New
	Lithuanian Social Democratic Union (LSDS)	10,642	0.86	New	0	New
	Lithuanian Center Party (LCP)	8,669	0.70	New	0	New
	Independent	-	-	-	4th	−2
total		1,236,716	100.00		141
Valid votes		1,236,716	94.41	−2.90
Invalid votes		73.239	5.59	+2.90
voter turnout		1,309,965	48.59	+2.51
Non-voters		1,386,125	51.41	−2.51
Registered voters		2,696,090
(1) The DP came for election to a coalition with the jaunimas to
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania

See also : List of Seimas Members 2008–2012

Government formation

Ruling coalition

The governing coalition was subsequently formed from Tėvynės Sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai , Tautos prisikėlimo partija , Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis and Liberalų ir centro sąjunga , which - after joining factions - had a majority of 83 of the 141 seats. Andrius Kubilius from the Conservatives became the new Prime Minister .

Cabinet of Kubilius II

→ Main article : Cabinet of Kubilius II

On December 4, 2008, President Valdas Adamkus confirmed with his signature the new cabinet of the four-party coalition (the new government was sworn in on December 9, 2008):

• Minister of Health : Algis Čaplikas ( LiCS )
• Labor and Social Affairs Minister : Rimantas Jonas Dagys ( TS-LKD ), until July 12, 2009, designated: Donatas Jankauskas ( TS-LKD )
• Defense Minister : Rasa Juknevičienė ( TS-LKD )
• Environment Minister : Gediminas Kazlauskas (independent, nominated by TPP )
• Minister of Economic Affairs : Dainius Kreivys ( TS-LKD )
• Transport Minister : Eligijus Masiulis ( LRLS )
• Interior Minister : Raimundas Palaitis ( LiCS )
• Minister of Agriculture : Kazimieras Starkevičius ( TS-LKD )
• Education and Science Minister : Gintaras Steponavičius ( LRLS )
• Finance Minister : Algirdas Gediminas Šemeta (independent, nominated by TS-LKD ), until June 30, 2009, since July 8, 2009: Ingrida Šimonytė (independent, nominated by TS-LKD )
• Minister of Justice : Remigijus Šimašius (non-party, nominated by LRLS )
• Foreign Minister : Vygaudas Ušackas (independent, nominated by TS-LKD )
• Minister of Culture : Remigijus Vilkaitis ( TPP )

In February 2009, the government was expanded to include a new Ministry of Energy, whose special task was to manage the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant at the end of 2009.

• Energy Minister : Arvydas Sekmokas ( TS-LKD )

Web links

• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania Official Website (Lithuanian, English)
• Lithuanian Parliament - Seimas Official Website (Lithuanian, English, French, Chinese, Russian, German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official results of the 2008 general election, Central Election Commission of the Republic of Lithuania (English)
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated October 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/article.php?id=19449650
4. ^ Message about the planned establishment of the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, February 2, 2009, delfi.lt (lit.)