The Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania is a parliament (Seimas) in Lithuania. Elections took place on 11 October 2020, with the run-off on 25 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 13 November 2020 and is serving a four-year term.
Elections
In the elections in 2020, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 11 October 2020. Run-off elections were held on 25 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.
PartyNationwide constituencySingle-member constituenciesTotalseats+/–First roundSecond roundVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsHomeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats292,06825.7723267,97624.211352,56640.212650+19Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union204,78018.0716169,55115.320209,71423.921632−22Labour Party110,7809.779 88,0837.9608,0770.92110+8Social Democratic Party of Lithuania108,6419.598130,55911.79075,5608.62513−4Freedom Party107,0579.458 69,7406.30068,6307.83311NewLiberal Movement79,7427.046102,5869.27057,6716.58713−1Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance56,3824.97052,9054.78214,8351.6913−5Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania37,1983.280 51,229 4.63026,1982.9933NewCentre Party – Nationalists26,7672.360 20,474 1.8505,4050.6200−1National Alliance25,0922.210 14,938 1.35 0 – – – 0NewFreedom and Justice23,3502.06028,5682.5809,6311.1011NewLithuanian Green Party19,3071.70035,1743.1806,6480.7611±0The Way of Courage13,3371.180 2,573 0.23 0 – – – 0±0Lithuania – For everyone11,3511.000 7,692 0.69 0 – – – 0NewChristian Union8,8330.780 17,360 1.57 0 – – – 0NewUnion of Intergenerational Solidarity – Cohesion for Lithuania5,8070.510 2,753 0.23 0 – – – 0NewLithuanian People's Party2,9500.2601,0870.100 ––– 0±0Independents–––43,7563.95041,9364.7844±0Invalid/blank votes41,401––61,585––36,535 Total1,174,843 10070 1,168,350 100 3 917,720 10068141±0Registered voters/turnout2,457,72247.80–2,457,72247.54–2,355,72638.96 Source: Central Electoral Commission
Activities
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen was elected as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Seimas.
The Thirteenth Seimas was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected the parliament's work (e.g. from 26 November 2020 until 3 December 2020, plenary sessions were suspended and since 12 January 2021, plenary sessions are taking place remotely).
Composition Parliamentary groups
After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Political Group of Democrats ‘For Lithuania’(DFVL), Freedom Party (LF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽSF), Lithuanian Regions Political Group (LRF), Mixed Group (MSNG) and Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF).
NameAbbr.MembersHomeland UnionTSLKDF49Lithuanian Farmers and Greens UnionLVŽSF17Democrats ‘For Lithuania’DFVL16Social Democratic Party of LithuaniaLSDPF14Liberal MovementLSF12Freedom PartyLF10Lithuanian Regions PartyLRPF9Mixed GroupMSNG10Speaker of the Seimas -1
Members
145 members have served in the Thirteenth Seimas.