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Presidency of the Republic of Lithuania

Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas

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At a glance

What it can't do

Lithuania has a semi-presidential system: the directly elected President shapes foreign and security policy with the Government, but the Government answers to the Seimas (Constitution Arts. 77-84, 94-101).

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Next vote

May 2029 (set by law; may still move) General election · President of the Republic of Lithuania

Who sits on it

President of the Republic of Lithuania
Elected
- Gitanas Nausėda since July 2024

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Sources for who sits on it

President of the Republic of Lithuania lrs.lt · checked Oct 12, 2026
Gitanas Nausėda as President of the Republic of Lithuania wikidata.org · checked Oct 12, 2026

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What it can do

Foreign policy and treaties
Decides basic foreign policy issues with the Government, signs international treaties and submits them to the Seimas (Art. 84).
Appointing the Government
Appoints the Prime Minister with Seimas assent, and ministers on the Prime Minister's submission (Art. 84, Art. 92).

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Sources for what it can do

Foreign policy and treaties lrs.lt · checked Oct 12, 2026
Appointing the Government lrs.lt · checked Oct 12, 2026

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Sources

lrs.lt · checked Oct 12, 2026 Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (English text), read 2026-10-12: Arts. 55, 57, 77-80, 84, 91-92, 103, 112 (structure, terms, appointments, election dates). For: Presidency of the Republic of Lithuania, Presidency of the Republic of Lithuania in Lithuanian, Foreign policy and treaties, Appointing the Government, President of the Republic of Lithuania, General election, May 6, 2029
lrs.lt · checked Oct 12, 2026 Text written from the constitution and parliament pages cited in the authority and office source rows, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
wikidata.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 Wikidata Q9268379 Gitanas Nausėda, read 2026-10-12: President since 12 July 2019, re-elected 2024; second term began 12 July 2024. Fallback: Wikidata, because president.lt was not read; Constitution Art. 78 gives the five-year term. For: Gitanas Nausėda as President of the Republic of Lithuania