Lithuania - October 2024
Opposition Social Democratic Party wins parliamentary election
Lithuania held legislative elections for the 141-seat Seimas, with the first round on 13 October and a run-off on 27 October. The Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won 52 seats (19.3 per cent of the vote share), surpassing the incumbent Homeland Union-Christian Democrats of Lithuania (TS-LKD), which secured 28 seats (18.0 per cent of the vote). The Nemunas Dawn party came in third with 20 seats (15.0 per cent of the vote). Voter turnout was 52.18 per cent in the first round and 41.41 per cent in the run-off, up from 47.80 per cent (first round) and 39.24 per cent (run-off) in the 2020 elections. Women’s representation in the new legislature fell from 29.3 per cent to 27.7 per cent.
Sources: IFES, IPU, VRK, LRT (1), LRT (2), International IDEA, Made in Vilnius, Politico
