Seimas: Unicameral parliament of Lithuania
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas, is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania.
Seimas | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 22 August 1922 |
| Disbanded | suspended from 1940–1991 |
| 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 | |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, TS-LKD since 17 November 2020 | |
Julius Sabatauskas, LSDP since 17 November 2020 | |
Paulius Saudargas, TS-LKD since 17 November 2020 | |
Leader of the Opposition | TBD |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 141 |
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Political groups | Government (73)
Opposition (55)
Non-affiliated (13)
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| Elections | |
| Proportional voting with a 5% election threshold for 70 proportional seats (7% for coalitions) and run-off voting for 71 single-member constituency seats | |
Last election | 11 and 25 October 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Seimas Palace, Vilnius | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Seimas either approves or rejects the candidate for the Prime Minister nominated by the President.
Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term.
References
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