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follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">SAY</span>-məs</i></a>; <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Lithuanian:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="lt-Latn-fonipa"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:IPA/Lithuanian?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:IPA/Lithuanian">[ˈsɛɪˑmɐs]</a></span>), is the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Unicameralism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Unicameralism">unicameral</a> legislative body of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuania">Republic of Lithuania</a>. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Government_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Government of Lithuania">government in Lithuania</a>, enacting laws and amendments to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitution_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitution of Lithuania">Constitution</a>, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Government_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Government of Lithuania">Government</a> and controlling their activities.</p> <table class="infobox vcard"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #ededed"> <div style="display:inline" class="fn org"> Seimas </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fourteenth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourteenth Seimas of Lithuania">14th Seimas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Seimas_logo.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Seimas_logo.svg/170px-Seimas_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Seimas_logo.svg/255px-Seimas_logo.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Seimas_logo.svg/340px-Seimas_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="113" data-file-height="83"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"> <div style="display:inline" class="category"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Unicameral?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">Unicameral</a> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">History</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th> <td class="infobox-data">1445 (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas_of_the_Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania">historical</a>)<br> 22 August 1922<span class="noprint">; 102 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1922-08-22</span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Disbanded</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Baltic_states?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Occupation of the Baltic states">1940–1991</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of speakers of the Seimas">Speaker</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saulius_Skvernelis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saulius Skvernelis">Saulius Skvernelis</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_%22For_Lithuania%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"">DSVL</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> First Deputy Speaker </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Juozas_Olekas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Juozas Olekas">Juozas Olekas</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">LSDP</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> Other Deputy Speakers </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rasa_Budbergyt%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rasa Budbergytė">Rasa Budbergytė</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">LSDP</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"></div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orinta_Leiput%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Orinta Leiputė">Orinta Leiputė</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">LSDP</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"></div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Agn%C4%97_%C5%A0irinskien%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Agnė Širinskienė">Agnė Širinskienė</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dawn_of_Nemunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dawn of Nemunas">PPNA</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"></div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Radvil%C4%97_Mork%C5%ABnait%C4%97-Mikul%C4%97nien%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė">Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">TS-LKD</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"></div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viktorija_%C4%8Cmilyt%C4%97-Nielsen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen">Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberals%27_Movement_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberals' Movement (Lithuania)">LS</a> <br> since 14 November 2024 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> Leader of the Opposition </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"> <i>Vacant</i> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th> <td class="infobox-data">141</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:14th_Seimas.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/14th_Seimas.svg/250px-14th_Seimas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/14th_Seimas.svg/375px-14th_Seimas.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/14th_Seimas.svg/500px-14th_Seimas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="348" data-file-height="180"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Political groups </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><b><a 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style="background-color:#F25D23; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dawn_of_Nemunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dawn of Nemunas">Dawn of Nemunas</a> (20)</li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0A1172; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Democrats_Union_%22For_Lithuania%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats Union "For Lithuania"">Democrats "For Lithuania"</a> (14)</li> </ul><p><b>Opposition (55)</b></p> <ul> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00A59B; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">Homeland Union</a> (28)</li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF9300; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberals%27_Movement_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberals' Movement (Lithuania)">Liberals' Movement</a> (12)</li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#95cf5e; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> Farmers, Greens and Christian Families group (11) <ul> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00A651; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Farmers_and_Greens_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union">Farmers and Greens Union</a> (8)</li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#781323; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Electoral_Action_of_Poles_in_Lithuania_%E2%80%93_Christian_Families_Alliance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance">Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance</a> (3)</li> </ul></li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#868a8d; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> Mixed group (4) <ul> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Independent_politician?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (2)</li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b81e23; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Alliance_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Alliance (Lithuania)">National Alliance</a> (1)</li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FBBA00; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_and_Justice?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom and Justice">Freedom and Justice</a> (1)</li> </ul></li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Electoral_system?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parallel_voting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parallel voting">Parallel voting</a>; 70 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Party-list proportional representation">party-list</a> seats with a 5% threshold (7% for alliances) and 71 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Two-round_system?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Two-round system">runoff</a> seats</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Last election </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election">13 and 27 October 2024</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Next election </div></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=2028_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" 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a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <p>Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term, with 71 elected in individual constituencies, and 70 elected in a nationwide vote based on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Open_list?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Open list">open list</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Proportional_representation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A party must receive at least 5%, and a multi-party union at least 7%, of the national vote to qualify for the proportional representation seats.</p> <p>Following the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election">elections in 2024</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</a> is the largest party in the Seimas, signing an agreement to form a coalition government with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_%22For_Lithuania%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"">Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dawn_of_Nemunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dawn of Nemunas">Dawn of Nemunas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Seimas traces its origins to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas_of_the_Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania">Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/General_Sejm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="General Sejm">Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth</a>, as well as the Seimas of inter-war Lithuania. The first Seimas after the restoration of independence of Lithuania convened in 1992.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Origins"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Origins</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Interwar_period"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Interwar period</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Since_1990"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Since 1990</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Parliamentary_mandate"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Parliamentary mandate</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Electoral_process"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Electoral process</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Latest_election"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Latest election</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Previous_elections"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Previous elections</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Historical_composition"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Historical composition</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Speaker_of_the_Parliament"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Speaker of the Parliament</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Parliamentary_operations"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Parliamentary operations</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Legislative_procedure"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Legislative procedure</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Plenary_sittings"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Plenary sittings</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Board_of_the_Seimas"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Board of the Seimas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Parliamentary_committees"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Parliamentary committees</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Seimas_Palace"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Seimas Palace</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Speakers_and_prime_ministers"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Speakers and prime ministers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Origins" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas_of_the_Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania">Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania</a> </div> <p>The first traces of large nobility meetings can be found in the negotiations for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Treaty_of_Salynas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Treaty of Salynas">Treaty of Salynas</a> in 1398. However, it is considered that the first Seimas met in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hrodna?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hrodna">Hrodna</a> in 1445 during talks between <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Casimir_IV_Jagiellon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Casimir IV Jagiellon">Casimir IV Jagiellon</a> and the Council of Lords.<sup id="cite_ref-seimas_3-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-seimas-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Muscovite%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Wars?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars">Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars</a> raged, the Grand Duke needed more tax revenues to finance the army and had to call the Seimas more frequently.<sup id="cite_ref-seimas_3-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-seimas-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In exchange for increased taxation, the nobility demanded various privileges, including strengthening the Seimas.</p> <p>At first the Seimas did not have the legislative power. It would debate on foreign and domestic affairs, taxes, wars and treasury. At this time, there were no rules regulating how frequently the Seimas would assemble, who could participate, how the sessions should take place or what functions the Seimas had. At the beginning of the 16th century, the Seimas acquired some legislative powers and could petition the Grand Duke to pass certain laws, which the Duke usually granted in exchange for nobility's support and cooperation in taxation and war matters.<sup id="cite_ref-seimas_3-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-seimas-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Major reforms were carried out between 1564 and 1566, just before the Union of Lublin. In the Second <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Statute_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Statute of Lithuania">Statute of Lithuania</a>, the Seimas acquired full legislative powers, acting as the lower house of the parliament, with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Council_of_Lords?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Council of Lords">Lithuanian Council of Lords</a> as the upper house. It was at this point that elections to the Seimas were introduced (local nobles would elect their delegates) – any noble could participate in the Seimas before.</p> <p>Seimas of the Grand Dutchy was abolished in 1569, with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_of_Lublin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union of Lublin">Union of Lublin</a>. The Union created a new state, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth">Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth</a>, and joined the Seimas of Lithuania with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sejm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sejm">Sejm</a> of Poland into a single <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/General_Sejm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="General Sejm">Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth</a>. By this time, 40 Seimas of Lithuania had taken place.<sup id="cite_ref-seimas_3-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-seimas-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Nobles of Lithuania continued to meet until the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Partitions_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth">partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth</a> under the name of Lithuanian Convocations. They debated matters concerning the Grand Duchy of Lithuania or tried to establish a common position among Lithuanian delegates before departing for the Sejm of the Commonwealth.<sup id="cite_ref-seimas_3-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-seimas-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/General_Sejm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="General Sejm">General Sejm</a> </div> <p>The Sejm of the Commonwealth, General Sejm, was the parliament of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the Union of Lublin until the late 18th century. The sejm was a powerful political institution, and from early 16th century, the Polish king (who was the Grand Duke of Lithuania) could not pass laws without the approval of that body.</p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg/250px-Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="197" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1185" data-file-height="935"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 197px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg/250px-Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg" data-width="250" data-height="197" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg/375px-Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg/500px-Polish_Sejm_1622.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Sejm session at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Castle,_Warsaw?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Castle, Warsaw">Royal Castle, Warsaw</a>, 1622 </figcaption> </figure> <p>Duration and frequencies of the sejms changed over time, with the six-week sejm session convened every two years being most common. Sejm locations changed throughout history, eventually with the Commonwealth capital of Warsaw emerging as the primary location. The number of sejm deputies and senators grew over time, from about 70 senators and 50 deputies in the 15th century to about 150 senators and 200 deputies in the 18th century. Early sejms have seen mostly majority voting, but beginning in the 17th century, unanimous voting became more common, and 32 sejms were vetoed with the infamous <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberum_veto?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberum veto">liberum veto</a>, particularly in the first half of the 18th century. This vetoing procedure has been credited with significantly paralyzing the Commonwealth governance. In addition, beginning in 1573, three special types of sejms handled the process of the royal election in the interregnum period.</p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Great_Seimas_of_Vilnius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Great Seimas of Vilnius">Great Seimas of Vilnius</a> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Stamps_of_Lithuania,_2005-31.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Stamps_of_Lithuania%2C_2005-31.jpg/200px-Stamps_of_Lithuania%2C_2005-31.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="296" data-file-height="244"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Stamps_of_Lithuania%2C_2005-31.jpg/200px-Stamps_of_Lithuania%2C_2005-31.jpg" data-width="200" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Stamps_of_Lithuania%2C_2005-31.jpg 1.5x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Postage stamp commemorating the Great Seimas of Vilnius </figcaption> </figure> <p>The Great Seimas of Vilnius was a major assembly held on December 4 and 5, 1905 in Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, largely inspired by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_Revolution_of_1905?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian Revolution of 1905">Russian Revolution of 1905</a>. It was the first modern national congress in Lithuania, with over 2,000 participants. The assembly made the decision to demand wide political autonomy within the Russian Empire and achieve this by peaceful means. It is considered an important step towards the Act of Independence of Lithuania, adopted on February 16, 1918 by the Council of Lithuania, as the Seimas laid the groundwork for the establishment of an independent Lithuanian state.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Interwar_period">Interwar period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Interwar period" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_(Kaunas).jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg/250px-The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="524"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 172px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg/250px-The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg" data-width="250" data-height="172" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg/375px-The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg/500px-The_Constituent_Assembly_Palace_%28Kaunas%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> The location of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituent_Assembly_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constituent Assembly of Lithuania">Constituent Assembly of Lithuania</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kaunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kaunas">Kaunas</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Interwar_period?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Interwar period">interwar period</a>) </figcaption> </figure> <p>The first widely elected body in Lithuania after the declaration of independence on February 16, 1918, was the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituent_Assembly_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constituent Assembly of Lithuania">Constituent Assembly of Lithuania</a>. The election was held on April 14–15, 1920. The voter turnout reached about 90%.</p> <p>The primary role of the Constituent Assembly was to adopt the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitution_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitution of Lithuania">Constitution of Lithuania</a>, which was accomplished on August 1, 1922. The new constitution gave broad powers to the parliament, the Seimas, elected to a three-year term. Seimas would select the Cabinet of Ministers and elect the President. In addition, the Constituent Assembly adopted numerous laws, including a broad land reform and introduced <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Litas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Litas">Litas</a> as the national currency.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/First_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="First Seimas of Lithuania">First Seimas of Lithuania</a> was the first parliament of Lithuania elected in accordance with the constitution of 1922. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1922_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1922 Lithuanian parliamentary election">election</a> took place on October 10–11, 1922. However, no party was able to form a sustainable coalition and the Seimas was dissolved on March 12, 1923. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1923_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election">New elections</a> were held on May 12 and May 13.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Second_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Seimas of Lithuania">Second Seimas of Lithuania</a> was the only regular interwar Seimas which completed its full three-year term. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Christian_Democratic_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party">Christian Democrats</a> gained two additional seats which were enough to give them a slim majority. The Seimas continued the land reform, expanded the network of primary and secondary schools and introduced a system of social support. However, it did not bring political stability, as it saw several short-lived governments.</p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg/250px-Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="179" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="408"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 179px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg/250px-Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg" data-width="250" data-height="179" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg/375px-Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg/500px-Tre%C4%8Diasseimas.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Third_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Seimas of Lithuania">Third Seimas of Lithuania</a> in 1926 </figcaption> </figure> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Third_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Seimas of Lithuania">Third Seimas of Lithuania</a> was <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1926_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election">elected</a> on May 8–10, 1926, with the Christian Democrats in opposition for the first time. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Popular_Peasants%27_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union">Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union</a> and Social Democrats formed a coalition government which lifted martial law, restored democratic freedoms, and declared broad amnesty to political prisoners. However, the government was sharply criticized following some unpopular decisions. The Seimas was interrupted by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1926_Lithuanian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1926 Lithuanian coup d'état">1926 Lithuanian coup d'état</a> in December, when the democratically elected government was replaced with the authoritarian rule of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Antanas_Smetona?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Antanas Smetona">Antanas Smetona</a>. The Third Seimas was dissolved on March 12, 1927 and new elections were not called until 1936.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fourth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Seimas of Lithuania">Fourth Seimas of Lithuania</a> was <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1936_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1936 Lithuanian parliamentary election">elected</a> on 9 and 10 June 1936. Elections took place under the constitution of 1928, which had been proclaimed by president Smetona without the assent of the Seimas. The parliament was elected to a five-year term. With opposition parties effectively barred from participating, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Nationalists_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithuanian Nationalists Union">Lithuanian Nationalists Union</a> got 42 (of 49) seats, with the remaining seven seats taken by the Young Lithuania, a youth branch of the Nationalists Union. The primary task of the new Seimas was to adopt a new constitution, which was accomplished on 11 February 1938. The new constitution provided for even more powers to the president.</p> <p>After the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1940_Soviet_ultimatum_to_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania">Soviet ultimatum in June 1940</a> and subsequent occupation, the Fourth Seimas was dismissed and a puppet <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/People%27s_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="People's Seimas">People's Seimas</a> was elected in a heavily rigged elections, in order to give legal sanction to the occupation and annexation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union. The new parliament proclaimed the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, petitioned for admission to the Soviet Union (a petition that was accepted on August 3, 1940), adopted a new constitution and renamed itself to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR">Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR</a>, a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rubber_stamp_(politics)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rubber stamp (politics)">rubber stamp</a> legislature.</p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Parliament</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Term</th> <th>Prime ministers</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituent_Assembly_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constituent Assembly of Lithuania">Constituent Assembly</a></td> <td>150</td> <td>1920–1922</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kazys_Grinius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kazys Grinius">Kazys Grinius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/First_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="First Seimas of Lithuania">First Seimas</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>1922–1923</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ernestas_Galvanauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ernestas Galvanauskas">Ernestas Galvanauskas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Second_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Seimas of Lithuania">Second Seimas</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>1923–1926</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ernestas_Galvanauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ernestas Galvanauskas">Ernestas Galvanauskas</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Antanas_Tum%C4%97nas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Antanas Tumėnas">Antanas Tumėnas</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vytautas_Petrulis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vytautas Petrulis">Vytautas Petrulis</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leonas_Bistras?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leonas Bistras">Leonas Bistras</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Third_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Seimas of Lithuania">Third Seimas</a></td> <td>85</td> <td>1926–1927</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mykolas_Sle%C5%BEevi%C4%8Dius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mykolas Sleževičius">Mykolas Sleževičius</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Augustinas_Voldemaras?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Augustinas Voldemaras">Augustinas Voldemaras</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fourth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Seimas of Lithuania">Fourth Seimas</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>1936–1940</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Juozas_T%C5%ABbelis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Juozas Tūbelis">Juozas Tūbelis</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vladas_Mironas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vladas Mironas">Vladas Mironas</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Jonas_%C4%8Cernius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Jonas Černius">Jonas Černius</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Antanas_Merkys?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Antanas Merkys">Antanas Merkys</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Since_1990">Since 1990</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Since 1990" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Landsbergis,_Vytautas-0085.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg/150px-Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="3847"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 225px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg/150px-Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg" data-width="150" data-height="225" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg/225px-Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg/300px-Landsbergis%2C_Vytautas-0085.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vytautas_Landsbergis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vytautas Landsbergis">Vytautas Landsbergis</a> was the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania </figcaption> </figure> <p>On March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Lithuanian SSR proclaimed the independence of Lithuania from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Soviet_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, renaming itself the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Supreme_Council_%E2%80%93_Reconstituent_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas">Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania</a> (also called Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas, and regarded as the Fifth Seimas). The council adopted the Provisional Basic Law that served as a temporary constitution and worked on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitution_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitution of Lithuania">Constitution of Lithuania</a> that was submitted and approved by voters in a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1992_Lithuanian_constitutional_referendum?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1992 Lithuanian constitutional referendum">referendum on October 25, 1992</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cstudy_4-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-cstudy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Seven elections of the Seimas have since taken place under the constitution.</p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg/220px-KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3508" data-file-height="2480"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 156px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg/220px-KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="156" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg/330px-KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg/440px-KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Vytautas Landsbergis near the primary Seimas door with the recently added <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vytis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Vytis">Vytis</a> above them, in 1990. </figcaption> </figure> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1992_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1992 Lithuanian parliamentary election">first election</a> in independent Lithuania was held on October 25, 1992, with a run-off on November 15. The election was won by the (ex-communist) <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Democratic_Labor_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania">Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania</a>, which gained 73 of the 141 seats in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sixth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Seimas of Lithuania">Sixth Seimas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-e1992_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-e1992-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algirdas_Brazauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algirdas Brazauskas">Algirdas Brazauskas</a> was elected the first speaker of the Seimas on November 25, 1992, becoming the acting President on the same day. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%C4%8Ceslovas_Jur%C5%A1%C4%97nas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Česlovas Juršėnas">Česlovas Juršėnas</a> then became the acting (and later permanent) Speaker of the Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The period was plagued by poor economic situation and financial scandals, including one involving former Prime Minister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Adolfas_%C5%A0le%C5%BEevi%C4%8Dius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Adolfas Šleževičius">Adolfas Šleževičius</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-e1996_7-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-e1996-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1996_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election">election</a> to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seventh_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh Seimas of Lithuania">Seventh Seimas</a> was held on October 20, 1996 with the run-off on November 10. The election was won by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">Homeland Union</a> – Lithuanian Conservative Party, which gained 70 seats and formed a coalition with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Christian_Democratic_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party">Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party</a> (16 seats).<sup id="cite_ref-e1996_7-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-e1996-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later part of the term of the Seimas was again characterized by an economic crisis, brought about by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_financial_crisis_of_1998?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian financial crisis of 1998">Russian financial crisis of 1998</a>. In addition, several high-profile privatizations were undertaken, including that of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mazeikiu_Nafta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazeikiu Nafta">Mazeikiu Nafta</a> oil refinery.<sup id="cite_ref-e2000_8-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-e2000-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vytautas Landsbergis served as the Speaker of the Seimas during the term.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eighth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighth Seimas of Lithuania">Eighth Seimas</a> was <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2000_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election">elected</a> on October 8, 2000. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_Union_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal Union of Lithuania">Liberal Union of Lithuania</a> won the most seats of any party in the election, with 33,<sup id="cite_ref-e2000_8-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-e2000-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> forming the government with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_Union_(Social_Liberals)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New Union (Social Liberals)">New Union (Social Liberals)</a> (its leader, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Art%C5%ABras_Paulauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Artūras Paulauskas">Artūras Paulauskas</a> becoming the Speaker of the Seimas), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Centre_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Centre Union">Lithuanian Centre Union</a> and the Modern Christian Democrats. The coalition was short-lived and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algirdas_Brazauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algirdas Brazauskas">Algirdas Brazauskas</a>, a social democrat, became the prime minister less than a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This term of the Seimas saw Lithuania fulfilling its long-term foreign policy goals of joining <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/NATO?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="NATO">NATO</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/European_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="European Union">European Union</a>. Speaker of the Seimas Artūras Paulauskas also served for two months in 2004 as the Acting President of Lithuania after the impeachement of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rolandas_Paksas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rolandas Paksas">Rolandas Paksas</a> and before the new election took place.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Social Democrats remained at the helm of the government after the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2004_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2004 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2004 parliamentary election</a>, which was held on October 10, with the run-off on October 24. The party was the third-largest in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ninth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Seimas of Lithuania">Ninth Seimas</a> after the election with 20 seats, behind <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Labour Party (Lithuania)">Labour Party</a> with 39 and Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) with 25,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but managed to govern together with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_Union_(Social_Liberals)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New Union (Social Liberals)">New Union (Social Liberals)</a> (11 seats), the Labour Party and the support of other parties. It was the first time since independence that a ruling government survived an election. Artūras Paulauskas was reelected as the Speaker of the Seimas, but was replaced by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viktoras_Muntianas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viktoras Muntianas">Viktoras Muntianas</a> in 2006. In 2006, the Labour Party left the coalition when its leader was removed from the post of Minister of Economy and the Social Democrats formed a coalition with the Civil Democracy Party, the Peasants and People's Party, and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_and_Centre_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal and Centre Union">Liberal and Centre Union</a>, although the coalition had to rule in a minority and relied on support of opposition parties.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Union (Social Liberals) later rejoined the coalition in early 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Česlovas Juršėnas once again became the Speaker of the Seimas in April 2008.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tenth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenth Seimas of Lithuania">Tenth Seimas</a> was <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2008_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2008 Lithuanian parliamentary election">elected</a> on October 12, 2008, with a run-off on October 26. Homeland Union became the largest party with 45 seats,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> forming a coalition with populist and short-lived <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Resurrection_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Resurrection Party">National Resurrection Party</a> (16 seats), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_Movement_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Movement (Lithuania)">Liberal Movement</a> (11 seats) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_and_Centre_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal and Centre Union">Liberal and Centre Union</a> (8 seats). <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ar%C5%ABnas_Valinskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Arūnas Valinskas">Arūnas Valinskas</a> of the National Resurrection Party was elected the Speaker of the Seimas. Ten months later, on September 17, 2009, he was replaced by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Irena_Degutien%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Irena Degutienė">Irena Degutienė</a> of the Homeland Union,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who became the first female Speaker of the Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term of the Tenth Seimas was plagued a severe economic crisis and the bust of the housing bubble. The Seimas and the Government responded with a wide-ranging and much-criticized tax reform and severe austerity, bringing about wide dissatisfaction and protests.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>As a result of widespread dissatisfaction with the ruling coalition, the ruling parties fared poorly in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2012_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2012 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2012 parliamentary election</a>. The Social Democrats became the largest party in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eleventh_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Seimas of Lithuania">Eleventh Seimas</a>, with 38 seats, forming a government coalition with Labour Party (19 seats), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Order_and_Justice?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Order and Justice">Order and Justice</a> (11 seats) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Electoral_Action_of_Poles_in_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania">Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania</a> (8 seats). Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania withdrawn from the coalition in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2016_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election">Elections in 2016</a> resulted in a smaller shift of power. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Farmers_and_Greens_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union">Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union</a>, a minor party in the preceding parliament, won a sweeping victory, securing 54 seats in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Twelfth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania">Twelfth Seimas</a> (eventually rising to 59 as they were joined by several independents). The Social Democrats lost a lot of their support and finished with 17 seats (they were joined in the Seimas by the two members of Labour Party), but remained as a junior partner in the ruling coalition with Peasants and Greens Union.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2019, the coalition included two other parties (Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and Order and Justice), but the latter was expelled in the same year.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thirteenth_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thirteenth Seimas">Thirteenth Seimas</a> was <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2020_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election">elected</a> in two rounds on 11 and 25 October 2020 and resulted in an upheaval of the government. The previously dominant Farmers and Greens Union lost much of their support, finishing in second place with 32 seats, and entering the opposition along with their previous partners. The Homeland Union finished first with 50 seats and formed a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%C5%A0imonyt%C4%97_Cabinet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Šimonytė Cabinet">centre-right coalition government</a> with the Liberal Movement (13 seats) and the newly formed <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom Party (Lithuania)">Freedom Party</a> (11 seats).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election">Elections in 2024</a>, held on 13 and 27 October 2024 to determine the composition of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fourteenth_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Fourteenth Seimas">Fourteenth Seimas</a>, again resulted in an overturning of the government. The previously dominant Homeland Union finished in second place with 28 seats and entered the opposition along with their previous partners. The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party finished first with 52 seats<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and formed a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Paluckas_Cabinet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Paluckas Cabinet">centre-left coalition</a> with two newly formed parties: the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_%22For_Lithuania%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"">Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"</a> (14 seats) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dawn_of_Nemunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dawn of Nemunas">Dawn of Nemunas</a> (20 seats).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inclusion of Dawn of Nemunas in the ruling coalition sparked local and international backlash due to past <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Anti-Semitic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Semitic">anti-Semitic</a> statements made by the party's founder.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Parliamentary_mandate">Parliamentary mandate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Parliamentary mandate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania exercises legislative power in Lithuania. The powers of the Seimas are defined by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitution_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitution of Lithuania">Constitution</a> and the laws of Lithuania.</p> <p>The primary function of the Seimas is to consider, adopt and issue laws and amendments to the Constitution. The Seimas also approves the state budget proposed by the Government, supervises its implementation, and sets state taxation. In foreign relations, the Seimas ratifies international treaties.<sup id="cite_ref-galios_24-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-galios-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Decisions of the Seimas are taken in open simple majority votes. In some cases prescribed by law, a secret ballot is held, for example in expressing no-confidence in the government. Constitutional laws are adopted by the Seimas in a majority vote and can be changed only by a 3/5 majority vote. The list of constitutional laws needs to be approved in a 3/5 majority vote. Changes to the Constitution itself need to be approved in two votes separated by no less than three months, by a 2/3 majority. Changes to international borders of Lithuania need to be approved by 4/5 of the members of the Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-konstitucija_25-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-konstitucija-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Seimas approves or rejects the candidate for the Prime Minister nominated by the President.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Seimas must also give its assent to the newly formed Government and its programme before the Government can start their work. The Government remains accountable to the Seimas for its activities. If the Seimas expresses no-confidence in the Prime Minister or the Government as a whole, the Government must resign<sup id="cite_ref-teise_27-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-teise-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 228">: 228 </span></sup> and can ask the president to call an early election.</p> <p>Members of Seimas have legal immunity and cannot be arrested or detained without the consent of the vote of Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Seimas appoints and dismisses justices and presidents of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, proposed by the President.<sup id="cite_ref-konstitucija_25-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-konstitucija-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its legislative capacity, the Seimas also sets the basis for a judiciary institution advising and, to some extent, binding the President in appointing, promoting or dismissing other judges.<sup id="cite_ref-teise_27-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-teise-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 261–262">: 261–262 </span></sup></p> <p>The Seimas also establishes and disestablishes ministries of the Government, establishes state awards, can declare martial law and emergencies, start mobilization and introduce direct local rule on municipalities.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Elections_in_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Elections in Lithuania">Elections in Lithuania</a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_(8169464170).jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg/220px-Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg/220px-Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg/330px-Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg/440px-Baltijas_Asamblejas_31.sesija_Vi%C4%BC%C5%86%C4%81_%288169464170%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Session hall </figcaption> </figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Electoral_process">Electoral process</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Electoral process" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Seimas has 141 members, elected to a four-year term in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parallel_voting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parallel voting">parallel voting</a>, with 71 members elected in single-seat <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituency?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency">constituencies</a> and 70 members elected by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Proportional_representation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SeimasLaw_29-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-SeimasLaw-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ordinary elections to the Seimas take place on the second Sunday of October, with the voting open for all citizens of Lithuania who are at least 18 years old.</p> <p>Members of Parliament in the 71 single-seat constituencies are elected in a majority vote, with a run-off held within 15 days, if necessary. The remaining 70 seats are allocated to the participating political parties using the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Largest_remainder_method?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Largest remainder method">largest remainder method</a>. Parties normally need to receive at least 5% (7% for multi-party electoral lists) of the votes to be eligible for a seat. Candidates take the seats allocated to their parties based on the preference lists submitted before the election and adjusted by preference votes given by the voters.<sup id="cite_ref-SeimasLaw_29-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-SeimasLaw-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Latest_election">Latest election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Latest election" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election</a> </div> <div class="excerpt-block"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style> <div class="excerpt"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption></caption> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="15" style="text-align:center;color:black;background:#F8F9FA"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Seimas2024.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Seimas2024.svg/360px-Seimas2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 360px;height: 185px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Seimas2024.svg/360px-Seimas2024.svg.png" data-width="360" data-height="185" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Seimas2024.svg/540px-Seimas2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Seimas2024.svg/720px-Seimas2024.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="4">Party or alliance</th> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Proportional</th> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Constituency<br> (first round)</th> <th scope="col" colspan="3">Constituency<br> (second round)</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Total<br> seats</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">+/–</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">Votes</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">%</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">Seats</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">Votes</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">%</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">Seats</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">Votes</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">%</th> <th scope="col" rowspan="1">Seats</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#E10514"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">240,503</td> <td style="text-align:right">19.70</td> <td style="text-align:right">18</td> <td style="text-align:right">225,638</td> <td style="text-align:right">18.84</td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">290,418</td> <td style="text-align:right">34.25</td> <td style="text-align:right">32</td> <td style="text-align:right">52</td> <td style="text-align:right">+39</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#00A59B"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union_%E2%80%93_Lithuanian_Christian_Democrats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats">Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">224,026</td> <td style="text-align:right">18.35</td> <td style="text-align:right">17</td> <td style="text-align:right">231,394</td> <td style="text-align:right">19.32</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">211,958</td> <td style="text-align:right">25.00</td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td style="text-align:right">28</td> <td style="text-align:right">–22</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#F25D23"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dawn_of_Nemunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dawn of Nemunas">Dawn of Nemunas</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">186,305</td> <td style="text-align:right">15.26</td> <td style="text-align:right">14</td> <td style="text-align:right">129,641</td> <td style="text-align:right">10.82</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">77,507</td> <td style="text-align:right">9.14</td> <td style="text-align:right">5</td> <td style="text-align:right">20</td> <td style="text-align:right">New</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#002060"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_%22For_Lithuania%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"">Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">114,792</td> <td style="text-align:right">9.40</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td style="text-align:right">105,330</td> <td style="text-align:right">8.79</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">64,013</td> <td style="text-align:right">7.55</td> <td style="text-align:right">6</td> <td style="text-align:right">14</td> <td style="text-align:right">New</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF9300"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberals%27_Movement_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberals' Movement (Lithuania)">Liberals' Movement</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">95,868</td> <td style="text-align:right">7.85</td> <td style="text-align:right">7</td> <td style="text-align:right">108,493</td> <td style="text-align:right">9.06</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">56,447</td> <td style="text-align:right">6.66</td> <td style="text-align:right">4</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td style="text-align:right">–1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#00A651"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Farmers_and_Greens_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union">Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align:right">87,374</td> <td style="text-align:right">7.16</td> <td style="text-align:right">6</td> <td style="text-align:right">115,083</td> <td style="text-align:right">9.61</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">53,264</td> <td style="text-align:right">6.28</td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td style="text-align:right">–24</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#F6005E"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom Party (Lithuania)">Freedom Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">56,379</td> <td style="text-align:right">4.62</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">54,356</td> <td style="text-align:right">4.54</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">21,539</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.54</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">–11</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#781323"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Electoral_Action_of_Poles_in_Lithuania_%E2%80%93_Christian_Families_Alliance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance">Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">48,288</td> <td style="text-align:right">3.96</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">51,057</td> <td style="text-align:right">4.26</td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">19,042</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.25</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">3</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#b81e23"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Alliance_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Alliance (Lithuania)">National Alliance</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">35,726</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.93</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">24,080</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.01</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">7,860</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.93</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">+1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#E6AD1E"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_People%27s_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian People's Party">Lithuanian People's Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">32,813</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.69</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">5,223</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.44</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="width:0px;background-color:#38629f"></td> <td rowspan="3">Coalition of Peace</td> <td style="background-color:#1D578C"></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Labour Party (Lithuania)">Labour Party</a></td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:right">27,362</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:right">2.24</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">16,055</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.34</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">–10</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#375699"></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Christian_Democracy_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party">Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">7,667</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.64</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">New</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FC3031"></td> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Samogitian_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Samogitian Party">Samogitian Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,080</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.26</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">New</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#f7e530"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Regions_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Regions Party">Lithuanian Regions Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">23,547</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.93</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">40,008</td> <td style="text-align:right">3.34</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">17,253</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.03</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">–3</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#00b185"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Green_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Green Party">Lithuanian Green Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">21,002</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.72</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">22,182</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.85</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">–1</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#013861"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/People_and_Justice_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="People and Justice Union">People and Justice Union</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">17,218</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.41</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">21,914</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.83</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#FBBA00"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_and_Justice?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom and Justice">Freedom and Justice Party</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">9,367</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.77</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">10,484</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.88</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> <td style="text-align:right">11,531</td> <td style="text-align:right">1.36</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Independent_politician?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Independent politician">Independents</a></td> <td colspan="3"></td> <td style="text-align:right">26,044</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.17</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">17,025</td> <td style="text-align:right">2.01</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">–2</td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"> <td colspan="4">Total</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,220,570</td> <td style="text-align:right">100.00</td> <td style="text-align:right">70</td> <td style="text-align:right">1,197,729</td> <td style="text-align:right">100.00</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td style="text-align:right">847,857</td> <td style="text-align:right">100.00</td> <td style="text-align:right">63</td> <td style="text-align:right">141</td> <td style="text-align:right">0</td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="15" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th> <td>1,220,570</td> <td>98.07</td> <td></td> <td>1,197,729</td> <td>96.28</td> <td></td> <td>847,857</td> <td>96.39</td> <td colspan="3"></td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th> <td>24,047</td> <td>1.93</td> <td></td> <td>46,321</td> <td>3.72</td> <td></td> <td>31,745</td> <td>3.61</td> <td colspan="3"></td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th> <td>1,244,617</td> <td>100.00</td> <td></td> <td>1,244,050</td> <td>100.00</td> <td></td> <td>879,602</td> <td>100.00</td> <td colspan="3"></td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"> <th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th> <td>2,384,368</td> <td>52.20</td> <td></td> <td>2,384,368</td> <td>52.18</td> <td></td> <td>2,121,562</td> <td>41.46</td> <td colspan="3"></td> </tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"> <td colspan="15" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.vrk.lt/en/2024-seimo/rezultatai">VRK</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Previous_elections">Previous elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Previous elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Seven elections of the Seimas have been held in Lithuania since independence in 1990.</p> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Democratic_Labor_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania">Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania</a> won the absolute majority of seats in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1992_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1992 Lithuanian parliamentary election">first election in 1992</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-e1992_5-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-e1992-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the only time it has been achieved in independent Lithuania as of 2015. The party suffered electoral setback in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1996_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1996</a>, but remained a major electoral force in the election of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2000_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2000</a> (in cooperation with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</a>), allowing it to form the government in 2001. The two parties merged under the banner of Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and formed the government after the elections of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2004_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2004 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2004</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2012_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2012 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2012</a>, and participated in the government as a junior partner after the elections of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2016_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2016</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/S%C4%85j%C5%ABdis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sąjūdis">Sąjūdis</a>, which had led Lithuania into independence, finished distant second in 1992. Its right wing formed the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">Homeland Union</a>, a conservative party which won the election in 1996, gaining 70 seats and governing with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Christian_Democratic_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party">Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party</a>. The two parties merged in 2008 under the banner of Homeland Union, winning the election in the same year with 45 seats.</p> <p>Other parties that have gained at least 10 seats in any election to the Seimas are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Centre_Union_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre Union of Lithuania">Centre Union of Lithuania</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_Union_(Social_Liberals)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New Union (Social Liberals)">New Union (Social Liberals)</a> (part of the ruling coalition between 2001 and 2008, later merged with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Labour Party (Lithuania)">Labour Party</a>), Liberal Union of Lithuania (part of the ruling coalition between 2000 and 2001, later merged with the Centre Union of Lithuania to form <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_and_Centre_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal and Centre Union">Liberal and Centre Union</a>), Labour Party (part of the ruling coalition between 2004 and 2008, as well as between 2012 and 2016), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Order_and_Justice?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Order and Justice">Order and Justice</a> (part of the ruling coalition between 2012 and 2016), Liberal and Centre Union (part of the ruling coalition between 2008 and 2012, later merged with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/YES_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="YES (Lithuania)">YES</a> to form <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Freedom_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithuanian Freedom Union">Lithuanian Freedom Union</a>), Peasants and New Democratic Party Union (now <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Farmers_and_Greens_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union">Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union</a>, leading a coalition government since 2016), <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Resurrection_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Resurrection Party">National Resurrection Party</a> (part of the ruling coalition between 2008 and 2011, when it merged into Liberal and Centre Union) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_Movement_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Movement (Lithuania)">Liberal Movement</a> (part of the ruling coalition between 2008 and 2012).</p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Election</th> <th rowspan="2">Turnout</th> <th colspan="2">Largest parties/lists</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Seats</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1992_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1992 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1992</a></td> <td rowspan="3">75.3%</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Democratic_Labour_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania">Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania</a></td> <td>73</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/S%C4%85j%C5%ABdis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sąjūdis">Sąjūdis</a></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Coalition: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Christian_Democratic_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party">Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Union_of_Political_Prisoners_and_Deportees?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees">Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Democratic_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Democratic Party">Lithuanian Democratic Party</a></td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1996_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1996</a></td> <td rowspan="3">52.9%</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">Homeland Union – Lithuanian Conservatives</a></td> <td>70</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party</td> <td>16</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2000_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2000</a></td> <td rowspan="3">58.6%</td> <td align="left">Social-Democratic Coalition of Algirdas Brazauskas</td> <td>51</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_Union_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal Union of Lithuania">Liberal Union of Lithuania</a></td> <td>33</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_Union_(Social_Liberals)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New Union (Social Liberals)">New Union (Social Liberals)</a></td> <td>28</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2004_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2004 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2004</a></td> <td rowspan="3">46.1%</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Labour Party (Lithuania)">Labour Party</a></td> <td>39</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Working for Lithuania: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</a>, New Union (Social Liberals)</td> <td>31</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives)</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2008_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2008 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2008</a></td> <td rowspan="3">48.59%</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats</a></td> <td>45</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Resurrection_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Resurrection Party">National Resurrection Party</a></td> <td>16</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2012_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2012 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2012</a></td> <td rowspan="3">52.93%</td> <td align="left">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</td> <td>38</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats</td> <td>33</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Labour Party</td> <td>29</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2016_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2016</a></td> <td rowspan="3">50.64%</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Farmers_and_Greens_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union">Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union</a></td> <td>54</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats</td> <td>31</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania</td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="right"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2020_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2020</a></td> <td rowspan="3">47.54%</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union_%E2%80%93_Lithuanian_Christian_Democrats?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats">Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats</a></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union</td> <td>32</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Social Democratic Party of Lithuania<br> Liberal Movement</td> <td>13</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Historical_composition">Historical composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Historical composition" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <table class="wikitable" width="100%" style="border:solid #000000 1px;font-size:95%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <table width="100%" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="40"></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E75480; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Democratic_Labour_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania">LDDP</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E10514; color:white;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Social Democratic Party of Lithuania">LSDP</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#f7e530; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Regions_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Regions Party">LRP</a> </div></td> <td> <link 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_%22For_Lithuania%22?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"">DSVL</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#1D578C; color:white;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Labour Party (Lithuania)">DP</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F6005E; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freedom_Party_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freedom Party (Lithuania)">LP</a> </div></td> <td> <link 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Way_of_Courage?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Way of Courage">DK</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#808080; color:black;"> </span> Others </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;"> </span> Independent </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;"> </span> Vacant </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3A923A; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/S%C4%85j%C5%ABdis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sąjūdis">Sąjūdis</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#216319; color:white;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Union_of_Political_Prisoners_and_Deportees?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees">LPKTS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E8CA58; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_Union_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal Union of Lithuania">LLS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFD126; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_and_Centre_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberal and Centre Union">LiCS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#D6D40F; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Centre_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Centre Union">LCS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF9300; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberals%27_Movement_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Liberals' Movement (Lithuania)">LS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#EB7C11; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Resurrection_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Resurrection Party">TPP</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3359A3; color:white;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Homeland_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Homeland Union">TS–LKD</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3D6DBF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Christian_Democratic_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party">LKDP</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF9E23; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Modern_Christian-Democratic_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Modern Christian-Democratic Union">MKD</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Russian_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Russian Union">LRS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#781323; color:white;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Electoral_Action_of_Poles_in_Lithuania_%E2%80%93_Christian_Families_Alliance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance">LLRA–KŠS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFEC00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Order_and_Justice?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Order and Justice">TT</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDC52A; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_Nationalist_and_Republican_Union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian Nationalist and Republican Union">LTS</a> </div></td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> <div class="legend"> <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F25D23; color:black;"> </span> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dawn_of_Nemunas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dawn of Nemunas">PPNA</a> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1992_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1992 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1992</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E75480; width: 51.77%">73</td> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 5.67%">8</td> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #3A923A; width: 21.28%">30</td> <td style="background-color: #216319; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #D6D40F; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #3D6DBF; width: 9.93%">14</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #FDC52A; width: 2.13%">3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1996_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1996</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E75480; width: 8.51%">12</td> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 8.51%">12</td> <td style="background-color: #210083; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #BAD759; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #000000; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #216319; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #E8CA58; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #D6D40F; width: 9.22%">13</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 49.65%">70</td> <td style="background-color: #3D6DBF; width: 11.35%">16</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #FDC52A; width: 0.71%">1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2000_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2000</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E75480; width: 18.44%">26</td> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 13.48%">19</td> <td style="background-color: #2A3177; width: 19.86%">28</td> <td style="background-color: #210083; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #BAD759; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #216319; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #E8CA58; width: 23.40%">33</td> <td style="background-color: #D6D40F; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 5.67%">8</td> <td style="background-color: #3D6DBF; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #FF9E23; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: red; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 1.42%">2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2004_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2004 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2004</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 14.18%">20</td> <td style="background-color: #2A3177; width: 7.80%">11</td> <td style="background-color: #1D578C; width: 27.66%">39</td> <td style="background-color: #00A651; width: 7.09%">10</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 4.26%">6</td> <td style="background-color: #FFD126; width: 12.77%">18</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 17.73%">25</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #FFEC00; width: 7.09%">10</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2008_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2008 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2008</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 17.73%">25</td> <td style="background-color: #2A3177; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #1D578C; width: 7.09%">10</td> <td style="background-color: #00A651; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #FFD126; width: 5.67%">8</td> <td style="background-color: #FF9300; width: 7.80%">11</td> <td style="background-color: #EB7C11; width: 11.35%">16</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 31.91%">45</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #FFEC00; width: 10.64%">15</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2012_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2012 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2012</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 26.95%">38</td> <td style="background-color: #1D578C; width: 20.57%">29</td> <td style="background-color: #00A651; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #4F276B; width: 4.96%">7</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #000000; width: 0.71%">1</td> <td style="background-color: #FF9300; width: 7.09%">10</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 23.40%">33</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 5.67%">8</td> <td style="background-color: #FFEC00; width: 7.80%">11</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2016_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2016</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 12.06%">17</td> <td style="background-color: #1D578C; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #00A651; width: 38.30%">54</td> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #FF9300; width: 9.93%">14</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 21.99%">31</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 5.67%">8</td> <td style="background-color: #FFEC00; width: 5.67%">8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2020_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2020</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 9.22%">13</td> <td style="background-color: #f7e530; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #1D578C; width: 7.09%">10</td> <td style="background-color: #F6005E; width: 7.80%">11</td> <td style="background-color: #00A651; width: 22.70%">32</td> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 2.84%">4</td> <td style="background-color: #FF9300; width: 9.22%">13</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 35.46%">50</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 2.13%">3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2024_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election">2024</a></td> <td> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E10514; width: 36.88%">52</td> <td style="background-color: #002060; width: 9.93%">14</td> <td style="background-color: #00A651; width: 5.67%">8</td> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 1.42%">2</td> <td style="background-color: #FF9300; width: 8.51%">12</td> <td style="background-color: #3359A3; width: 19.86%">28</td> <td style="background-color: #781323; width: 2.13%">3</td> <td style="background-color: #F25D23; width: 14.18%">20</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Speaker_of_the_Parliament">Speaker of the Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Speaker of the Parliament" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of speakers of the Seimas">List of speakers of the Seimas</a> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg/150px-Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="536" data-file-height="804"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 225px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg/150px-Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg" data-width="150" data-height="225" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg/225px-Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg/300px-Saulius_Skvernelis_VRK.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saulius_Skvernelis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saulius Skvernelis">Saulius Skvernelis</a> is the current Speaker of the Seimas. </figcaption> </figure> <p>The sittings of the Seimas are presided over by the Speaker of the Seimas or a Deputy Speaker. The first sitting of the Seimas after an election is opened by the eldest member of the Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-konstitucija_25-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-konstitucija-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Speaker of the Seimas represents the Seimas and directs its work.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the legislative procedure, the Speaker submits the laws adopted by the Seimas to the President and may sign and proclaim the laws that are not signed or returned by the President in due time.</p> <p>The Speaker of the Seimas may temporarily act as the President or deputise for President in cases where the President is abroad or is incapable to exercise the duties of the office. The Speaker of the Seimas, in such a situation, does not have the full powers of the President.<sup id="cite_ref-konstitucija_25-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-konstitucija-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Speaker of the Seimas and the Deputy Speakers are responsible to the Seimas for their activities, answering questions submitted by the members of the parliament. Under the Statute of the Seimas, the Speakers of the Seimas suspend membership in their political groups upon election.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saulius_Skvernelis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saulius Skvernelis">Saulius Skvernelis</a> is the current Speaker of the Seimas.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Parliamentary_operations">Parliamentary operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=12&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Parliamentary operations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <p>The operations of the Seimas are primarily governed by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constitution_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Constitution of Lithuania">Constitution of Lithuania</a> and the Statute of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Legislative_procedure">Legislative procedure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=13&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Legislative procedure" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The right of legislative initiative in the Seimas belongs to the members of the Seimas, the President, and the Government. Citizens of Lithuania can also propose laws and proposals backed by at least 50 000 voters must be considered by the Seimas. The legislative procedure for proposed laws is regulated by the Statute of the Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>All draft laws and proposals submitted to the Seimas, and any changes or supplements to previously submitted proposals must be registered with the Secretariat of the Seimas Sittings. The legal department of the Seimas then reviews the draft law, issuing a conclusion on whether or not the draft is in compliance with existing laws and the technical rules of law-making.</p> <p>The draft laws are presented to the Seimas, which can vote to commence the procedure of consideration of the draft, postpone it or reject the draft. If the Seimas decides to commence the procedure of consideration, it appoints the principal and additional Committees to consider the draft law.</p> <p>The Seimas Committees perform thorough analysis of the draft law, present it to interested state institutions and organizations, consult specialists in different fields and hear opinions on the draft. Interested persons can, at this stage, provide proposals and opinions on the draft.</p> <p>The reports of the principal Committee and any other Committees are heard by the Seimas and a general discussion is held. A vote is taken on the amendments to the draft law, which can be proposed and presented by any person with the right of legislative initiative. Finally, the Seimas votes on whether to approve the draft law confirmed by the Committee together with amendments adopted at a sitting of the Seimas.</p> <p>The adopted laws are submitted to the President. The President can return the law to the Seimas for additional consideration or sign it. Seimas can, but is not obliged to, take proposals by the President into account and can approve the laws returned by the President in a simple majority vote. If the President does not sign the law returned after additional consideration or neither signs nor returns the law after the initial submission, the Speaker of the Seimas can sign the law.<sup id="cite_ref-konstitucija_25-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-konstitucija-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The law comes into effect after being published in the "Official Gazette" ("Valstybės žinios").</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Plenary_sittings">Plenary sittings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=14&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Plenary sittings" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Seimas meets annually in two regular sessions: a spring session (10 March – 30 June) and an autumn session (10 September – 23 December). Extraordinary sessions can be called by the Speaker of the Seimas upon the proposal of at least one third of all members of the Seimas, or, in some cases, by the President.<sup id="cite_ref-galios_24-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-galios-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>When the Seimas is in session, there are four <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Plenary_session?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Plenary session">plenary</a> sittings of the Seimas per week: two on Tuesday and two on Thursday, which are presided by the Speaker of the Seimas or the Deputy Speaker. As a rule, the sittings of the Seimas are open to the public.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The open sittings of the Seimas are also broadcast on cable television and via the internet.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The programmes for the sessions of the Seimas and the draft agendas of sittings are drafted and approved by the Assembly of the Elders, which is made up of the members of the Board of the Seimas and representatives of the parliamentary groups.<sup id="cite_ref-galios_24-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-galios-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Board_of_the_Seimas">Board of the Seimas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=15&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Board of the Seimas" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The board of the Seimas consists of the Speaker of the Seimas, the Deputy Speakers, and the leader of the opposition. The Speaker and the Deputy Speakers are elected by the members of the parliament in session.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Parliamentary_committees">Parliamentary committees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=16&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Parliamentary committees" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Parliamentary committees are elected by the Seimas from among its members. The committees consider draft legislation and can explore and clarify other issues in their area of competence.<sup id="cite_ref-galios_24-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-galios-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The committees are formed during the first session of the newly elected Seimas and can have between 7 and 17 members (with the exception of the Committee on European Affairs, which has at least 15 members). Members are selected based on proportional representation of parliamentary groups. Each committee elects its Chair and Deputy Chair, subject to approval by the Seimas.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center">Committees of the Seimas</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Audit</td> <td>Budget and Finance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Culture</td> <td>Economics</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Education and Science</td> <td>Environment Protection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>European Affairs</td> <td>Foreign Affairs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Future</td> <td>Health Affairs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Human Rights</td> <td>Legal Affairs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>National Security and Defence</td> <td>Rural Affairs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Social Affairs and Labour</td> <td>State Administration and Local Authorities</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Seimas_Palace">Seimas Palace</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=17&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Seimas Palace" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Vilnius_Seimas.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Vilnius_Seimas.jpg/250px-Vilnius_Seimas.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2984" data-file-height="1744"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 146px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Vilnius_Seimas.jpg/250px-Vilnius_Seimas.jpg" data-width="250" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Vilnius_Seimas.jpg/375px-Vilnius_Seimas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Vilnius_Seimas.jpg/500px-Vilnius_Seimas.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Seimas Palace </figcaption> </figure> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas_Palace?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Seimas Palace">Seimas Palace</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuanian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a>: <i lang="lt">Seimo Rūmai</i>) is the seat of the Seimas. It consists of three buildings in the center of Vilnius, at the end of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gediminas_Avenue?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gediminas Avenue">Gediminas Avenue</a>. The main building (I Seimas Palace) was designed by architects <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algimantas_Nasvytis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algimantas Nasvytis">Algimantas Nasvytis</a> and his brother Vytautas Nasvytis as the Palace of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR">Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction, at the site of a former stadium, started in 1976 and was completed in 1980. On March 11, 1990, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Act_of_the_Re-Establishment_of_the_State_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania">Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania</a> was proclaimed in the main hall of the building. The hall, now referred to as the Hall of the Act of 11 March, housed the sessions of the Seimas until 2007 and is now used for special occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The offices of most of the parliament members are also located in this building.</p> <p>The two other buildings were built around the same time and were connected to the main building after the independence, as the demand for working space increased. The II Seimas Palace, close to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Neris?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Neris">Neris</a> river, originally housed the Ministry of Finance of the Lithuanian SSR. After a renovation finished in 2007, the main chamber of the II Seimas Palace houses the sessions of the Seimas. The building also houses the Chancellery of the Seimas. The III Seimas Palace was originally occupied by the Council of the Center of Labour Unions and is now used by the Committees of the Seimas, also housing the restaurant and other administrative functions.</p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_(2).jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg/250px-Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="192" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 192px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg/250px-Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg" data-width="250" data-height="192" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg/375px-Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg/500px-Seimas_Palace_during_January_13_events_in_Vilnius_Lithuania_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Barricades surrounding the Seimas Palace during January 1991 events in Vilnius </figcaption> </figure> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/January_Events_(Lithuania)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="January Events (Lithuania)">January events of 1991</a> are commemorated by fragments of the barricades and memorial signs around the Palace.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Speakers_and_prime_ministers">Speakers and prime ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=18&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Speakers and prime ministers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Parliament</th> <th>Term</th> <th>Speaker</th> <th>Prime minister</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Supreme_Council_%E2%80%93_Reconstituent_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas">Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="4">1990–1992</td> <td rowspan="4" align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vytautas_Landsbergis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vytautas Landsbergis">Vytautas Landsbergis</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kazimira_Prunskien%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kazimira Prunskienė">Kazimira Prunskienė</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Albertas_%C5%A0im%C4%97nas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Albertas Šimėnas">Albertas Šimėnas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gediminas_Vagnorius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gediminas Vagnorius">Gediminas Vagnorius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aleksandras_Abi%C5%A1ala?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aleksandras Abišala">Aleksandras Abišala</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sixth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Seimas of Lithuania">Sixth Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="5">1992–1996</td> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algirdas_Brazauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algirdas Brazauskas">Algirdas Brazauskas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bronislovas_Lubys?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bronislovas Lubys">Bronislovas Lubys</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%C4%8Ceslovas_Jur%C5%A1%C4%97nas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Česlovas Juršėnas">Česlovas Juršėnas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Adolfas_%C5%A0le%C5%BEevi%C4%8Dius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Adolfas Šleževičius">Adolfas Šleževičius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Laurynas_Stankevi%C4%8Dius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Laurynas Stankevičius">Laurynas Stankevičius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seventh_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh Seimas of Lithuania">Seventh Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="3">1996–2000</td> <td rowspan="3" align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vytautas_Landsbergis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vytautas Landsbergis">Vytautas Landsbergis</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gediminas_Vagnorius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gediminas Vagnorius">Gediminas Vagnorius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rolandas_Paksas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rolandas Paksas">Rolandas Paksas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Andrius_Kubilius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Andrius Kubilius">Andrius Kubilius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eighth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighth Seimas of Lithuania">Eighth Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2000–2004</td> <td rowspan="3" align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Art%C5%ABras_Paulauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Artūras Paulauskas">Artūras Paulauskas</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rolandas_Paksas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rolandas Paksas">Rolandas Paksas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algirdas_Brazauskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algirdas Brazauskas">Algirdas Brazauskas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ninth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Seimas of Lithuania">Ninth Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="4">2004–2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viktoras_Muntianas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viktoras Muntianas">Viktoras Muntianas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gediminas_Kirkilas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gediminas Kirkilas">Gediminas Kirkilas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%C4%8Ceslovas_Jur%C5%A1%C4%97nas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Česlovas Juršėnas">Česlovas Juršėnas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tenth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenth Seimas of Lithuania">Tenth Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2008–2012</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ar%C5%ABnas_Valinskas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Arūnas Valinskas">Arūnas Valinskas</a></td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Andrius_Kubilius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Andrius Kubilius">Andrius Kubilius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Irena_Degutien%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Irena Degutienė">Irena Degutienė</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eleventh_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Seimas of Lithuania">Eleventh Seimas</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2012–2016</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vydas_Gedvilas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vydas Gedvilas">Vydas Gedvilas</a></td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algirdas_Butkevi%C4%8Dius?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algirdas Butkevičius">Algirdas Butkevičius</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Loreta_Grau%C5%BEinien%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Loreta Graužinienė">Loreta Graužinienė</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Twelfth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania">Twelfth Seimas</a></td> <td>2016–2020</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viktoras_Pranckietis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viktoras Pranckietis">Viktoras Pranckietis </a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saulius_Skvernelis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saulius Skvernelis">Saulius Skvernelis</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thirteenth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania">Thirteenth Seimas</a></td> <td>2020–2024</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Viktorija_%C4%8Cmilyt%C4%97-Nielsen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen">Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ingrida_%C5%A0imonyt%C4%97?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ingrida Šimonytė">Ingrida Šimonytė</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fourteenth_Seimas_of_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourteenth Seimas of Lithuania">Fourteenth Seimas</a></td> <td>2024–2028</td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saulius_Skvernelis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saulius Skvernelis">Saulius Skvernelis</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gintautas_Paluckas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gintautas Paluckas">Gintautas Paluckas</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=19&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of speakers of the Seimas">List of speakers of the Seimas</a></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Seimas&action=edit&section=20&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button 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.reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The party is running as a joint list with several politicians from the parties <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Young_Lithuania?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Young Lithuania">Young Lithuania</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lithuania_%E2%80%93_For_Everyone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lithuania – For Everyone">Lithuania – For Everyone</a>, as well as the team of presidential candidate <a 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-galios_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-galios_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-galios_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-galios_24-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r%3D3803%26p_k%3D2">"Work of the Seimas"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Work+of+the+Seimas&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter%2Fw5_show%3Fp_r%3D3803%26p_k%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-konstitucija-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-konstitucija_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-konstitucija_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-konstitucija_25-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-konstitucija_25-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-konstitucija_25-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm">"The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Constitution+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fhome%2FKonstitucija%2FConstitution.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://vz.lt/archive/news.php/id%3D242494">"Lietuvos Seimo galios"</a> [Powers of the Seimas of Lithuania] (in Lithuanian). Verslo Žinios. 25 October 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Lietuvos+Seimo+galios&rft.pub=Verslo+%C5%BDinios&rft.date=2004-10-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvz.lt%2Farchive%2Fnews.php%2Fid%3D242494&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-teise-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-teise_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-teise_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSinkevičius2013" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Sinkevičius, Vytautas (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://ebooks.mruni.eu/pdfreader/lietuvos-parlamento-teis"><i>Lietuvos parlamento teisė</i></a> [<i>Lithuanian parliamentary law</i>] (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mykolo Riomerio Universitetas. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789955195740?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:BookSources/9789955195740"><bdi>9789955195740</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lietuvos+parlamento+teis%C4%97&rft.place=Vilnius&rft.pub=Mykolo+Riomerio+Universitetas&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9789955195740&rft.aulast=Sinkevi%C4%8Dius&rft.aufirst=Vytautas&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Febooks.mruni.eu%2Fpdfreader%2Flietuvos-parlamento-teis&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.06267D86738E">"I-2721 Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo rinkimų įstatymas"</a>. <i>www.e-tar.lt</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.e-tar.lt&rft.atitle=I-2721+Lietuvos+Respublikos+Seimo+rinkim%C5%B3+%C4%AFstatymas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-tar.lt%2Fportal%2Flt%2FlegalAct%2FTAR.06267D86738E&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-SeimasLaw-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-SeimasLaw_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-SeimasLaw_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id%3D483680">"Law on Elections to the Seimas"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. 14 May 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 July</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Law+on+Elections+to+the+Seimas&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft.date=2015-05-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter3%2Fdokpaieska.showdoc_l%3Fp_id%3D483680&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r%3D9572%26p_k%3D2">"Powers of the Speaker of the Seimas"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Powers+of+the+Speaker+of+the+Seimas&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter%2Fw5_show%3Fp_r%3D9572%26p_k%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSamoškaitė2016" class="citation news cs1">Samoškaitė, Eglė (14 November 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/seimo-pirmininku-tapo-r-karbauskio-kandidatas-v-pranckietis.d?id%3D72858664">"Seimo pirmininku tapo R. Karbauskio kandidatas V. Pranckietis"</a>. Delfi.lt<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 March</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Seimo+pirmininku+tapo+R.+Karbauskio+kandidatas+V.+Pranckietis&rft.date=2016-11-14&rft.aulast=Samo%C5%A1kait%C4%97&rft.aufirst=Egl%C4%97&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delfi.lt%2Fnews%2Fdaily%2Flithuania%2Fseimo-pirmininku-tapo-r-karbauskio-kandidatas-v-pranckietis.d%3Fid%3D72858664&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r%3D4029%26p_d%3D2874%26p_k%3D2">"Legislative Procedure"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Legislative+Procedure&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter%2Fw5_show%3Fp_r%3D4029%26p_d%3D2874%26p_k%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r%3D231%26p_d%3D2931%26p_k%3D2">"Plenary Sittings"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Plenary+Sittings&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter%2Fw5_show%3Fp_r%3D231%26p_d%3D2931%26p_k%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r%3D7715%26p_k%3D1">"TV transliacijos "Seimas – tiesiogiai"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a> [Television broadcasts "Seimas live"] (in Lithuanian). Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=TV+transliacijos+%22Seimas+%E2%80%93+tiesiogiai%22&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter%2Fw5_show%3Fp_r%3D7715%26p_k%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w5_show?p_r%3D8799%26p_k%3D2">"Board of the Seimas"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Board+of+the+Seimas&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fpls%2Finter%2Fw5_show%3Fp_r%3D8799%26p_k%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r%3D35733%26p_k%3D2">"Committees"</a>. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Committees&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrs.lt%2Fsip%2Fportal.show%3Fp_r%3D35733%26p_k%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www3.lrs.lt/home/w5_viewer/statiniai/seimu_istorija/w5_show-p_r%3D4056%26p_d%3D49134%26p_k%3D1.html">"Parlamento rūmai"</a> [Parliament Palace] (in Lithuanian). Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Parlamento+r%C5%ABmai&rft.pub=Seimas+of+the+Republic+of+Lithuania&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.lrs.lt%2Fhome%2Fw5_viewer%2Fstatiniai%2Fseimu_istorija%2Fw5_show-p_r%3D4056%26p_d%3D49134%26p_k%3D1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASeimas" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seimas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125028/http://www.ivilnius.lt/lankytinos-vietos/dvarai-rumai/lietuvos-respublikos-seimas/">"Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas"</a> [Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania] (in Lithuanian). iVilnius. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.ivilnius.lt/lankytinos-vietos/dvarai-rumai/lietuvos-respublikos-seimas/">the original</a> on 8 December 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25A8%25D8%25B1%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586%25D9%258A" title="البرلمان الليتواني – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="البرلمان الليتواني" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B9%25D0%25BC_%25D0%259B%25D1%2596%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D1%258B" title="Сейм Літвы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сейм Літвы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259B%25D0%25B5%25D1%2582%25D1%2583%25D0%25B2%25D1%2596%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D1%2596_%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B9%25D0%25BC" title="Летувіскі Сойм – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Летувіскі Сойм" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seim_(Leedu)" title="Seim (Leedu) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Seim (Leedu)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25CE%25A3%25CE%25AD%25CE%25B9%25CE%25BC%25CE%25B1%25CF%2582" title="Σέιμας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σέιμας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25EC%2584%25B8%25EC%259D%25B4%25EB%25A7%2588%25EC%258A%25A4" title="세이마스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="세이마스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%25A1%25D7%2599%25D7%2599%25D7%259E%25D7%2590%25D7%25A1" title="סיימאס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סיימאס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2583%259A%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A2%25E1%2583%25A3%25E1%2583%2595%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%25A1_%25E1%2583%25A1%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%259B%25E1%2583%2598" title="ლიეტუვის სეიმი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ლიეტუვის სეიმი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvas_Republikas_Seims" title="Lietuvas Republikas Seims – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lietuvas Republikas Seims" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lietuvos_Respublikos_Seimas" title="Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E3%2582%25BB%25E3%2582%25A4%25E3%2583%259E%25E3%2582%25B9" title="セイマス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="セイマス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litva_Respublikasi_Seymi" title="Litva Respublikasi Seymi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Litva Respublikasi Seymi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejm_Republiki_Litewskiej" title="Sejm Republiki Litewskiej – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sejm Republiki Litewskiej" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B9%25D0%25BC_%25D0%259B%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B9_%25D0%25A0%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BF%25D1%2583%25D0%25B1%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8" title="Сейм Литовской Республики – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сейм Литовской Республики" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Seimas" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B9%25D0%25BC_%25D0%259B%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%2581%25D1%258C%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D1%2597_%25D0%25A0%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BF%25D1%2583%25D0%25B1%25D0%25BB%25D1%2596%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8" title="Сейм Литовської Республіки – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Сейм Литовської Республіки" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link 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