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11 May 2014, 25 May 2014
  
2019 →

57.90%
  
40.10%

701,999
  
486,214

Start date
  
May 11, 2014

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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. 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, but only 7 fulfilled the criterion of 20,000 supporting signatures.

  • 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.

    References

    Lithuanian presidential election, 2014 Wikipedia
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