2014 Lithuanian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 11 May 2014, with a second round held on 25 May between the top two candidates from the first round. In the second round, incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė was re-elected with 58% of the vote. Second round took place alongside the 2014 European elections.

Electoral changes

Since these elections all potential voters, living permanently or temporarily outside of Republic of Lithuania, had to submit documents to Central Election Commission's register.

Participating candidates

Initially 12 candidates were officially confirmed to participate, but only 7 fulfilled the criterion of 20,000 supporting signatures.

• Zigmantas Balčytis (Social Democratic Party), Member of the European Parliament
• Dalia Grybauskaitė, incumbent President of Lithuania (2009–2014)
• ArtÅ«ras Paulauskas (Labour Party), member of Seimas
• Naglis Puteikis, member of Seimas
• Bronis Ropė (Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union), Mayor of Ignalina
• Valdemar TomaÅ¡evski, Member of the European Parliament
• ArtÅ«ras Zuokas (YES), Mayor of Vilnius

Grybauskaitė was supported by the Homeland Union and Liberal Movement.

Unsuccessful candidates include: Rolandas Paksas, , , , Jonas Lašinis and Rolandas Paulauskas.

Opinion polls

Results

References

External links

• 2014 Lithuanian presidential elections VRK