Seimas
Sign in to saveThe Seimas of the Lithuanian Republic (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Lithuania.
Key facts
- Parliament.political_groups1
- Government (Ruginienė Cabinet) (81) Social Democrats (52) Dawn of Nemunas (18) Lithuanian Farmers, Greens and Christian Families Union group (11) Farmers and Greens Union (8) Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (3) Opposition (60) Homeland Union (28) Democrats "For Lithuania" (16) Liberals' Movement (12) Mixed group (4) Independent (2) National Alliance (1) Centre-Right Union (1)
- Parliament.structure1
- 14th Seimas.svg
- Parliament.structure1_res
- 250 px
- Parliament.voting_system1
- Parallel voting; 70 party-list seats with a 5% threshold (7% for alliances) and 71 runoff seats
- Parliament.last_election1
- 13 and 27 October 2024
- Parliament.next_election1
- On or before October 2028
- Parliament.redistricting
- Every four years
- Parliament.meeting_place
- Seimas Palace, Vilnius
- Parliament.election2
- 11 September 2025
- Parliament.name
- Seimas
- Parliament.legislature
- 14th Seimas
- Parliament.coa_pic
- Seimas logo.svg
- Parliament.session_room
- LR_Seimas_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg
- Parliament.house_type
- Unicameral
- Parliament.leader1_type
- Speaker
- Parliament.foundation
- 1445 (historical)
- Parliament.disbanded
- 1940–1991
- Parliament.leader1
- Juozas Olekas
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Interwar period
- Since 1990
- Parliamentary mandate
- Elections
- Electoral process
- Latest election
- Previous elections
- Historical composition
- Speaker of the Parliament
- Parliamentary operations
- Legislative procedure
- Plenary sittings
- Board of the Seimas
- Parliamentary committees
- Seimas Palace
- Speakers and prime ministers
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Seimas of the Lithuanian Republic (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), 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. 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.