Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2008
- LSDP: 25
- Lvls: 3
- DP: 10
- Otherwise:. 5
- LRLS: 11
- LiCS: 8
- TPP: 16
- TT: 15
- LLRA: 3
- TS- LKD: 45
The first round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 2008 took place on 12 October 2008 and the second round on 26 October 2008. Moreover, a referendum on the issue of term extension of the Ignalina nuclear power plant was held October 12, 2008.
Electoral system
To select the 141 seats were in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. 70 seats were allocated in proportion to the parties that the 5% hurdle jumped over (7 % threshold for list connections). The remaining 71 were given as direct mandates on constituencies.
Participating parties and candidates
1603 candidates from 22 parties in 16 coalitions competed for the 141 seats in parliament.
Election result
Only in three constituencies candidates could achieve the required 50 % majority in the first ballot. The run-off election between the two to finish in the other constituencies was held on October 26.
List of Members
- List of Members of the Seimas 2008-2012
Government formation
Government coalition
The coalition government has set out below Tėvynės Sąjunga - formed Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, Tautos prisikėlimo partija, Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų Sąjūdis and Liberalų ir centro sąjunga that - unite a majority of 83 of the 141 seats - after fraction accessions. Became new prime minister Andrius Kubilius of the Conservatives.
Cabinet Kubilius II
On December 4, 2008, President Valdas Adamkus confirmed with his signature the new cabinet of the four-party coalition ( the new government was sworn in on December 9, 2008):
- Health Minister: Algis Caplikas ( LiCS )
- Labour and Social Security Minister: Rimantas Jonas Dagys (TS- LKD ) until July 12, 2009, designated Donatas Jankauskas (TS- LKD )
- Defense Minister Rasa Juknevičienė (TS- LKD )
- Environment Minister Gediminas Kazlauskas (independent, nominated by TPP)
- Economy Minister: Dainius Kreivys (TS- LKD )
- Transport Minister: Eligijus Masiulis ( LRLS )
- Interior Minister Raimundas Palaitis ( LiCS )
- Minister of Agriculture: Casimir Starkevičius (TS- LKD )
- Education and Science Minister: Gintaras Steponavičius ( LRLS )
- Finance Minister: Algirdas Gediminas Šemeta (independent, nominated by TS- LKD ), until 30 June 2009, July 8, 2009: Ingrida Šimonyté (independent, nominated by TS- LKD )
- Minister of Justice: Remigijus Šimašius (independent, nominated by LRLS )
- Foreign Minister: Vygaudas Ušackas (independent, nominated by TS- LKD )
- Minister of Culture: Remigijus Vilkaitis (TPP )
In February 2009, the government was extended by a new Department of Energy, whose special task was the end of 2009 to cope with the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant.
- Energy Minister Arvydas Sekmokas (TS- LKD )