Presidential elections are due to be held in Lithuania on 12 May 2024, alongside a referendum on allowing multiple citizenships,[1] using the two-round system. A second round will be held two weeks later if no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote.[2]
The Lithuanian Central Election Commission [lt] closed the registration confirming viability of 15 people, that announced their candidacies, of which 12 proceeded to collect signatures from at least twenty thousand voters. Four contenders were repudiated or dropped out;[3] eight have been confirmed for the ballot.[4]
Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda seeks re-election against a range of opponents including Ingrida Šimonytė, his runoff challenger in the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election and incumbent Prime Minister of Lithuania. Since announcing his bid on December 7, 2023, Nausėda has been the clear frontrunner,[5] while Šimonytė is the sole woman vying for the presidency. Former chairman of the Lithuanian Bar Association Ignas Vėgėlė is considered to be an anti-establishment candidate,[6][7] although several candidates contend for the protest vote.[8]
National security in the aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the financing of the military, universal conscription,[9] managing effects of the ageing population, cost of living,[10] ratification of the Istanbul Convention, Nausėda's 2019 presidential campaign and alleged connections with business interests from Russia and Belarus,[11][12][13] the Šimonytė Cabinet[6] and its conflict with Nausėda[14] have emerged as potential leading issues during the campaign.
^"Lithuania to hold multiple citizenship referendum in 2024". LRT. 23 May 2023.
^"The forthcoming elections". Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^Vaišvilaitė-Braziulienė, Justina (8 April 2024). "Eight candidates to vie for president – election watchdog". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^"VRK registravo likusius kandidatus prezidento rinkimams: dėl šalies vadovo posto varžysis 8 politikai". Lietuvos rytas (in Lithuanian). ELTA. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^Valiauskaitė, Aistė (2 January 2024). "'Eurovision for politicians': Lithuania's 2024 presidential election holds little suspense". LRT (in Lithuanian).
^ ab"Politologė kandidato į prezidentus Vėgėlės retorikoje įžvelgia populizmą: gelbės tautą nuo "piktojo elito"". LRT (in Lithuanian). 1 December 2023.
^"LRT forumas 2024-04-15". YouTube. LRT. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^Gaučaitė-Znutienė, Modesta (26 February 2024). "Intriga – ne laimėtojas, o kas mes iššūkį antrame ture: Nausėdą erzintų ne Šimonytė, o Vėgėlės šešėlis". LRT (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^Broga, Karolis (5 January 2024). "Universal conscription has become election issue, says LVŽS leader". Delfi (in Lithuanian).
^Bakaitė, Jurga (11 December 2023). "Veryga skelbia, koks būtų prezidentas: pažadėjo ginti "tradicines vertybes"". LRT (in Lithuanian). A. Veryga sakė matantis, kad dauguma gyventojų nusivylė dabartine valdžia. „Aš matau, kad dauguma gyventojų nusivylė ir nurašė dabartinės politikos formuotojus. Pasitikėjimas Vyriausybe yra rekordinėse žemumose. Piliečių nuomonė ignoruojama. Mūsų žmonės vis rečiau pasiryžta kurti šeimas. Pamažu nykstame kaip valstybė", – sakė jis.
^Jakučionis, Saulius (26 March 2024). "Parliament commission indicts Lithuanian president in 'whistleblower case'". LRT. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^Voveriūnaitė, Simona (6 April 2024). "Nausėdos situacija primena 20 metų senumo istoriją: ekspertas išskyrė skirtumus". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^Gaučaitė-Znutienė, Modesta (27 March 2024). "Bakas tikina, kad Nausėdos aplinkoje buvo dešimtys su Rusija ir Baltarusija susijusių žmonių". LRT (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^"Ingrida Šimonytė teigia, kad būtų kitokia prezidentė nei Gitanas Nausėda". Vakarų ekspresas (in Lithuanian). 4 November 2023.
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