Seimas

Seimas
13th Seimas
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded22 August 1922 (1922-08-22)
Disbanded1940–1991
Leadership
Speaker
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, LRLS
since 13 November 2020
First Deputy Speaker
Jurgis Razma, TS-LKD
since 13 November 2020
Deputy Speakers
Andrius Mazuronis, DP
since 13 November 2020
Vytautas Mitalas, LP
since 17 November 2020
Julius Sabatauskas, LSDP
since 17 November 2020
Paulius Saudargas, TS-LKD
since 17 November 2020
Jonas Jarutis, LVŽS
since 3 December 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Vacant
Structure
Seats141
Political groups
Government (72)
  •   Homeland Union (49)
  •   Liberal Movement (13)
  •   Freedom Party (10)

Opposition (68)

Elections
Parallel voting; 70 party-list seats with a 5% threshold (7% for alliances) and 71 runoff seats
Last election
11 and 25 October 2020
Next election
2024
Meeting place
Seimas Palace, Vilnius
Website
www.lrs.lt

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (Lithuanian: [sæ̠iˑmɐs]), is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the Government and controlling their activities.

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 open list proportional representation.[1] 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.

Following the elections in 2020, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats is the largest party in the Seimas, forming a ruling coalition with the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party.

The Seimas traces its origins to the Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as the Seimas of inter-war Lithuania. The first Seimas after the restoration of independence of Lithuania convened in 1992.

  1. ^ "I-2721 Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo rinkimų įstatymas".

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