Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania 1992, as amended to 2022
Head of State
  • English

    The President of the Republic shall be the Head of State.
    The President of the Republic shall represent the State of Lithuania and shall perform everything with which he is charged by the Constitution and laws. (Art. 77)

  • Lithuanian

    Respublikos Prezidentas yra valstybės vadovas.
    Jis atstovauja Lietuvos valstybei ir daro visa, kas jam pavesta Konstitucijos ir įstatymų. (77 straipsnis)

Head of State
  • English

    A Lithuanian citizen by descent who has lived in Lithuania for not less than the last three years, provided that he has reached the age of not less than 40 prior to the election day and may stand for election as a Member of the Seimas, may stand for election as the President of the Republic.
    The President of the Republic shall be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania for a five-year term by universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
    … (Art. 78)

  • Lithuanian

    Respublikos Prezidentu gali būti renkamas Lietuvos pilietis pagal kilmę, ne mažiau kaip trejus pastaruosius metus gyvenęs Lietuvoje, jeigu jam iki rinkimų dienos yra suėję ne mažiau kaip keturiasdešimt metų ir jeigu jis gali būti renkamas Seimo nariu.
    Respublikos Prezidentą renka Lietuvos Respublikos piliečiai penkeriems metams, remdamiesi visuotine, lygia ir tiesiogine rinkimų teise, slaptu balsavimu.
    ... (78 straipsnis)

Head of State
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    Any citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who meets the conditions set forth in the first paragraph of Article 78 and collects the signatures of not less than 20,000 voters shall be registered as a presidential candidate.
    … (Art. 79)

  • Lithuanian

    Kandidatu į Respublikos Prezidentus įregistruojamas Lietuvos Respublikos pilietis, atitinkantis 78 straipsnio pirmosios dalies sąlygas ir surinkęs ne mažiau kaip 20 tūkstančių rinkėjų parašų.
    … (79 straipsnis)

Government
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    The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall consist of the Prime Minister and Ministers. (Art. 91)

  • Lithuanian

    Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybę sudaro Ministras Pirmininkas ir ministrai. (91 straipsnis)

Government
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    The Prime Minister shall, upon the assent of the Seimas, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
    Ministers shall, upon submission by the Prime Minister, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
    … (Art. 92)

  • Lithuanian

    Ministrą Pirmininką Seimo pritarimu skiria ir atleidžia Respublikos Prezidentas.
    Ministrus skiria ir atleidžia Ministro Pirmininko teikimu Respublikos Prezidentas.
    … (92 straipsnis)

Government
  • English

    The Prime Minister shall represent the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and shall head its activities.
    … (Art. 97)

  • Lithuanian

    Ministras Pirmininkas atstovauja Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybei ir vadovauja jos veiklai.
    … (97 straipsnis)

Legislature
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    The Seimas shall consist of representatives of the Nation—141 Members of the Seimas, who shall be elected for a four-year term on the basis of universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
    The Seimas shall be deemed elected when not less than 3/5 of the Members of the Seimas are elected.
    The procedure for the election of the Members of the Seimas shall be established by law. (Art. 55)

  • Lithuanian

    Seimą sudaro Tautos atstovai - 141 Seimo narys, kurie renkami ketveriems metams remiantis visuotine, lygia, tiesiogine rinkimų teise ir slaptu balsavimu.
    Seimas laikomas išrinktu, kai yra išrinkta ne mažiau kaip 3/5 Seimo narių.
    Seimo narių rinkimų tvarką nustato įstatymas. (55 straipsnis)

Legislature
  • English

    Any citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who is not bound by an oath or a pledge to a foreign state, and who, on the election day, is not younger than 21 years of age and permanently resides in Lithuania, may stand for election as a Member of the Seimas.
    ... (Art. 56)

  • Lithuanian

    Seimo nariu gali būti renkamas Lietuvos Respublikos pilietis, kuris nesusijęs priesaika ar pasižadėjimu užsienio valstybei ir rinkimų dieną yra ne jaunesnis kaip 21 metų bei nuolat gyvena Lietuvoje.
    ... (56 straipsnis)

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Refer to Art. 105: "The Constitutional Court shall consider and adopt decisions on whether the laws of the Republic of Lithuania or other acts adopted by the Seimas are in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. The Constitutional Court shall also consider whether the following are in conflict with the Constitution and laws: 1) the acts of the President of the Republic; 2) the acts of the Government of the Republic. ..."

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According to Art. 150: “The constituent part of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania shall be: … The Constitutional Act “On Membership of the Republic of Lithuania in the European Union” of 13 July 2004.”