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Government
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Parliament Composition (October 2008 elections - total 141 seats)
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Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats |
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Political System
Republic. Present Constitution adopted on 25 October 1992.
Head of State
President Dalia Grybauskaitė (since July 2009).
The President is elected for a term of 5 years, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage. The President represents the State and appoints and dismisses senior Government officials as provided for in the Constitution, approves and publishes laws adopted by the Seimas or returns them for consideration.
Prime Minister
Andrius KUBILIUS since November 27, 2008. Members of Cabinet are appointed by the President based on the Prime Minister's recommendation.
Legislature
Uni-cameral. Of the 141 Members of Parliament (Seimas), 71 are elected directly by popular vote and 70 by proportional representation. The parliamentary term is four years.
Government Elections
The last parliamentary elections took place in October 2008. They represented a major victory for the EPP-ED Member party Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats, which has subsequently formed a majority center-right government.
The Lithuanian Parliament
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Political System
