Country information
- EU Constitution
First country to ratify the EU Constitution: 11 November 2004 (more). - The Lisbon Treaty: to be ratified by the Diet, date to be decided.
- EU Presidency: July-December 2013
- Government Type: parliamentary democracy
- Executive Branch
• HEAD OF STATE
President Valdas ADAMKUS (since 12 July 2004)
• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
Prime Minister Gediminas KIRKILAS (since 4 July 2006)
• MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Petras VAITIEKUNAS - Legislative branch
• ELECTIONS
Last elections: 10 and 24 October 2004
Next elections: October 2008
• ELECTION RESULTS
Labour 28.4% (39 seats)
Working for Lithuania (Social Democrats and Social Liberals) 20.7% (31 seats)
TS 14.6% (25 seats)
For Order and Justice (Liberal Democrats and Lithuanian People's Union) 11.4% (11 seats)
Liberal and Center Union 9.1% (18 seats)
Peasants and New Democratic Party Union 6.6% (10 seats)
Other 9.0% - Additional information
• PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Last held 13 and 27 June 2004 (next to be held June 2009); prime minister appointed by the president on the approval of the Parliament
