2014 Lithuanian presidential election
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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.[1] In the second round, incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė was re-elected with 58% of the vote.
Participating candidates
Initially 12 candidates were officially confirmed to participate,[2] but only 7 fulfilled the criterion of 20,000 supporting signatures.[3]
- Zigmantas Balčytis (b. 1953), Member of the European Parliament – Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (b. 1956), incumbent President of Lithuania (2009–2014) – Independent
- Artūras Paulauskas (b. 1953), member of Seimas – Labour Party
- Naglis Puteikis (b. 1964), member of Seimas, independent
- Bronis Ropė (b. 1955), Mayor of Ignalina – Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union
- Valdemar Tomaševski (b.1965), Member of the European Parliament
- Artūras Zuokas (b. 1968), Mayor of Vilnius – YES
Unsuccessful candidates include: Rolandas Paksas, Linas Balsys, Kristina Brazauskienė, Vladas Lašas, Jonas Lašinis, Rolandas Paulauskas.
Opinion polls
| Candidate | Spinter Tyrimai 7–15 April 2014[4] |
Vilmorus/Lietuvos Rytas 4–9 April 2014 [5] |
Spinter Tyrimai 15–20 March 2014[6] |
Lietuvos rytas 13–17 March 2014[7] |
Spinter Tyrimai 21–28 February 2014[8] |
Lietuvos rytas 14–23 February 2014 [9] |
Spinter Tyrimai 16–26 January 2014[10] |
Spinter Tyrimai November 2013[10] |
Spinter Tyrimai 18–31 October 2013[11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grybauskaitė, Dalia | 42.5 | 46.9 | 39.3 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 43.3 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 36.5 |
| Balčytis, Zigmantas | 12.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Paulauskas, Artūras | 9.9 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Puteikis, Naglis | 3.5 | 4.9 | |||||||
| Tomaševski, Valdemar | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
| Ropė, Bronis | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |||
| Zuokas, Artūras | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| Balsys, Linas | — | — | — | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Paulauskas, Rolandas | — | — | — | 1.1 | |||||
| Brazauskienė, Kristina | — | — | — | 0.6 | |||||
| Lašas, Vladas | — | — | — | 0.5 | |||||
| Lašinis, Jonas | — | — | — | 0.3 | |||||
| Paksas, Rolandas | — | — | — | — | 9.7 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
| (Undecided) | 14.9 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 10.7 | |
| (Not planned to vote) | 8.4 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Dalia Grybauskaitė | Independent | 612,485 | 45.92 | 701,999 | 57.90 |
| Zigmantas Balčytis | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 181,659 | 13.62 | 486,214 | 40.10 |
| Artūras Paulauskas | Labour Party | 160,139 | 12.01 | ||
| Naglis Puteikis | Independent | 124,333 | 9.32 | ||
| Valdemar Tomaševski | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania | 109,659 | 8.22 | ||
| Artūras Zuokas | YES | 69,677 | 5.22 | ||
| Bronis Ropė | Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union | 55,263 | 4.14 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 20,451 | 1.53 | 24,161 | 1.99 | |
| Total | 1,333,666 | 100 | 1,212,374 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,553,335 | 52.23 | 2,559,398 | 47.37 | |
| Source: Central Election Commission, Central Election Commission | |||||
References
- ^ Lithuania IFES
- ^ ELTA. "Candidates". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Prezidentas bus renkamas iš septynių kandidatų". Vz.lt. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Kriterijus, kuris nulems prezidento rinkimų baigtį". Spinter.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ Editor, Managing. "Grybauskaitė still frontrunner in presidential raceThe Lithuania Tribune". En.delfi.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ http://en.delfi.lt/66414/grybauskaite-leading-presidential-race-201466414/ http://www.spinter.lt/site/lt/vidinis/menutop/9/home/publish/NjAwOzk7OzA=
- ^ editor. "Poll: Grybauskaitė is still the presidential frontrunnerThe Lithuania Tribune". En.delfi.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Prezidento rinkimai: naujos grumtynės dėl antrosios vietos". Spinter.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ Editor, Managing. "Grybauskaitė would lead Lithuanian presidential race, followed by PaksasThe Lithuania Tribune". En.delfi.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Prezidento rinkimai: aiškėja du favoritai". Spinter.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Prezidento rinkimai: kokį vertinimą rinkėjai rašytų D. Grybauskaitei?". Spinter.lt. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
