Lithuanian Presidential Election 2019 Voting Live
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Lithuanian Presidential Election 2019 Voting Live
Lithuanian Presidential Election 2019 Voting Live
Lithuanian General Election 2019 Date: 12 May 2019
Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 12 May 2019, with a second round to be held on 26 May 2019. No candidate obtained 50% of the vote in the first round, resulting in a second round between the top two candidates, Ingrida Šimonytė and Gitanas Nausėda.
Due to a constitutional limit of two terms in office, incumbent president Dalia Grybauskaitė was unable to run, having won the 2009 and 2014 elections.
Lithuanian General Election Voting Live 2019
1. Lithuanian Presidential Election 2019 will be done on 12 May 2019.
2. Nine candidates to run for the presidency in Lithuania.
3. Leaders change places in a new poll of Lithuanian presidential elections.
The electoral system of Lithuania
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.
Lithuania election results 2019 I Round
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Ingrida Šimonytė | Independent | 441,860 | 31.21 | ||
Gitanas Nausėda | Independent | 437,925 | 30.93 | ||
Saulius Skvernelis | Independent | 278,493 | 19.67 | ||
Vytenis Andriukaitis | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 67,758 | 4.79 | ||
Arvydas Juozaitis | Independent | 66,423 | 4.69 | ||
Valdemar Tomaševski | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania | 56,398 | 3.98 | ||
Mindaugas Puidokas | Independent | 36,538 | 2.58 | ||
Naglis Puteikis | Lithuanian Centre Party | 11,204 | 0.79 | ||
Valentinas Mazuronis | Independent | 9,157 | 0.65 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,893 | 0.70 | |||
Total | 1,415,649 | 100 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,486,917 | 56.80 |
Lithuania Parties and leaders
Party | Candidate |
---|---|
Lithuanian Centre Party | Naglis Puteikis |
Independent | Valentinas Mazuronis |
Independent | Gitanas Nausėda |
Independent | Arvydas Juozaitis |
Independent | Ingrida Šimonytė |
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | Vytenis Andriukaitis |
Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania | Saulius Skvernelis |
Independent | Mindaugas Puidokas |
Lithuania past election results
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Ingrida Šimonytė | Independent | 442,353 | 31.43 | 437,399 | 33.28 |
Gitanas Nausėda | Independent | 438,469 | 31.16 | 876,749 | 66.72 |
Saulius Skvernelis | Independent | 278,680 | 19.80 | ||
Vytenis Andriukaitis | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 67,802 | 4.82 | ||
Arvydas Juozaitis | Independent | 66,535 | 4.73 | ||
Valdemar Tomaševski | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania | 56,411 | 4.01 | ||
Mindaugas Puidokas | Independent | 36,645 | 2.60 | ||
Naglis Puteikis | Lithuanian Centre Party | 11,214 | 0.80 | ||
Valentinas Mazuronis | Independent | 9,169 | 0.65 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 9,905 | – | 17,097 | – | |
Total | 1,417,183 | 100 | 1,314,148 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,486,915 | 56.99 | 2,491,021 | 53.44 |