Parliamentary election in Lithuania 2008
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.
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 |
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
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.
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
- ↑ a b Official results of the 2008 general election, Central Election Commission of the Republic of Lithuania (English)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/article.php?id=19449650
- ^ Message about the planned establishment of the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, February 2, 2009, delfi.lt (lit.)