Politics of Lithuania

The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania defines the legal foundation for all laws passed in the Republic of Lithuania. It was approved in a referendum on October 25, 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "Constitution of Lithuania"

This article gives an overview of liberalism in Lithuania. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liberalism in Lithuania"

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The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25 November, 1992. The post was established during the turmoil surrounding the Soviet Union's collapse, and was organized by Sajudis ("Unity"), a multi-party coalition in favour of Lithuanian independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prime Minister of Lithuania"

Sąjūdis is a political organization that was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis. In the beginning, its goal was to establish the Autonomous Republic of Lithuania and later, to form an independent state. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sąjūdis"

Samogitian Economical Authority (Žemaitijos Ekonominė Autonomija) is an idea supported mainly by Samogitian Parliament (Žemaitijos Parlamentas) group led by Justinas Burba. It advocates on creation of atonomous territory in western Lithuania ( Samogitia), with capital in Klaipėda rather than historical Samogitian capital Telšiai; it would be based on territory rather than Samogitian culture and would include parts of Lithuania Minor which are controlled by Lithuania as well. Supposedly this claim would be based on the interwar autonomy of Klaipeda region. Justinas Burba in his declarations states that Lithuania supposedly robs Samogitian oil wealth, and therefore the economical authority would take control of economical affairs in the territory. The idea is not widely supported however, Justinas Burba was not elected to parliament during last elections. ...more on Wikipedia about "Samogitian Economical Authority"

The Seimas is the Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this legislative body are elected in individual constituencies (71), and the other half (70) are elected by nationwide vote according to proportional representation. A party must receive at least 5% and a union of few parties at least 7% of the national vote to be represented in the Seimas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Seimas"

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