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on 12 May 2019, with a second round held on 26 May 2019. Due to a constitutional limit of two terms in office, incumbent president Dalia Grybauskaitė was unable to run, having won the

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. As no candidate obtained 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round was held between the top two candidates, Ingrida Šimonytė and Gitanas Nausėda. Nausėda was elected with 67% of the vote and was inaugurated as

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on 12 July.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the two-round system. To win in the first round, a candidate required an absolute majority of the vote and either voter turnout to be above 50% or for their vote share to be equivalent to at least one-third of the number of registered voters. If no candidate wins in the first round, a second round is required, featuring the top two candidates.

Candidates

Approved candidates

Naglis Puteikis Naglis Puteikis (born 2 September 1964) is a Lithuanian politician and member of the Seimas. Biography Naglis Puteikis was born on 2 September 1964 in Vilnius. In 1984, he graduated from the Faculty of History at Vilnius University and worked ...

, MP, Chairman of the Lithuanian Centre Party. *

Valentinas Mazuronis Valentinas Mazuronis (born 18 November 1953) is a Lithuanian politician and a member of the European Parliament. Background Valentinas Mazuronis was born in Molėtai. After graduating from high school in Utena in 1971, he studied in Lithuanian ...

, MEP, former Minister of Environment. Independent. * Gitanas Nausėda, economist, lecturer. Independent. * Arvydas Juozaitis, philosopher, former Olympic athlete. Independent. * Ingrida Šimonytė, MP, former deputy chairwoman of the Board of the

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(2013–2016), former Minister of Finance (2009–2012). Independent, nominated by the Homeland Union. *

Vytenis Andriukaitis Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (born 9 August 1951) is WHO Special Envoy for the European region, the former European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, a heart surgeon, a co-signatory to the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of ...

, Lithuania's

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, former Minister of Health (2012–2014), and a co-signatory to the 1990

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. Nominated by the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. * Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister since 2016, former Minister of Interior (2014–2016) Independent, nominated by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the

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. *

Mindaugas Puidokas Mindaugas Puidokas (born 19 March 1979) is a Lithuanian politician, 2020 draft winner and journalist. He was an independent candidate for the 2019 Lithuanian presidential election. Biography He graduated from the Sports University, Kaunas, in ...

, MP. Independent. *

Valdemar Tomaševski Waldemar Tomaszewski (former spelling ''Valdemar Tomaševski'', born 3 March 1965) is a Poles in Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian politician who is also an activist for the Polish minority in Lithuania and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Lead ...

, MEP, Chairman of

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Declined candidates

Žygimantas Pavilionis Žygimantas Pavilionis (born 22 July 1971 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician, Member of the Seimas, former Lithuanian diplomat. From August 2010 to July 2015, he served as the Lithuania's Ambassador to United States and Mexico (2011). Earl ...

, MP, former Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States *

Vygaudas Ušackas Vygaudas Ušackas (born 16 December 1964 in Skuodas, Lithuania) is Member of the Board of Directors of a Lithuanian born European-American company Avia Solutions Group, which is a Leader in End-to-End Capacity Provider for Passenger and Cargo Ai ...

, former EU Ambassador to Russia. Lost TS-LKD primaries. *

Aušra Maldeikienė Aušra Seibutytė-Maldeikienė (born 4 June 1958) is a Lithuanian political economist, politician, lecturer, teacher, publicist and book author. In 2019 she was elected to the European Parliament, having previously sat as a member of the Seima ...

, MP *

Visvaldas Matijošaitis Visvaldas Matijošaitis (born 1957) is a Lithuanian politician and the current mayor of Kaunas. External links BiographyGeriausias šalies meras Matijošaitis 1957 births Living people Mayors of places in Lithuania Politicians from ...

, Mayor of

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*Vitas Gudiškis, former President of Ice Hockey Federation of Lithuania *

Petras Auštrevičius Petras Auštrevičius (born 16 May 1963) is a Lithuanian liberal politician, diplomat, civil society activist, former member of Seimas, and since 2014, a member of the European Parliament. Education In 1981, Auštrevičius graduated from Vilniu ...

, MEP *Alfonsas Butė, Deputy Chairman of the . *Kazimieras Juraitis, *

Petras Gražulis Petras Gražulis (born 28 October 1958) is a controversial Lithuanians, Lithuanian politician and former Member of the Seimas who is the incumbent chairman of the right-wing People and Justice Union party. He is known for his political scandals an ...

, MP

Opinion polls

First round

Results

The first round was narrowly won by former Finance Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, with economist Gitanas Nausėda finishing second. As neither candidate passed the threshold of 50% of votes cast, a run-off was be held between Šimonytė and Nausėda on 26 May. Nausėda won the second round with over 66% of the vote. After finishing a distant third, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis announced his intention to resign on election night, with his resignation coming into effect on 12 July. Later, it was revealed that Skvernelis will continue his tenure as the Prime Minister until the next election of the Parliament.

References

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