Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2012

Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2012

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All 141 seats in the Seimas 71 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Algirdas Butkevičius Andrius Kubilius Viktor Uspaskich Party Social Democrats Homeland Union Labour Last election 25 seats, 11.73% 45 seats, 19.69% 10 seats, 8.99% Seats won 38 33 29 Seat change 13 12 19 Popular vote 251,610 (PR) 206,590 (PR) 271,520 (PR) Percentage 18.37% (PR) 15.08% (PR) 19.82% (PR) Swing 6.64% 4.61% 11.83%
Prime Minister before election Andrius Kubilius Homeland Union Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius Social Democrats

Andrius Kubilius
Homeland Union

Algirdas Butkevičius
Social Democrats

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 14 October 2012, with a second round on 28 October in the constituencies where no candidate won a majority in the first round of voting. All 141 seats in the Seimas were up for election; 71 in single-seat constituencies elected by majority vote and the remaining 70 in a nationwide constituency based on proportional representation. Together with the elections, a referendum on the construction of a new nuclear power plant was held.

Homeland Union, which had led the outgoing government, suffered as a result of its deeply unpopular austerity policies. The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party became the largest party in the Seimas after the elections, winning 38 seats. The Social Democrats and other left-wing parties had campaigned on the promise of ending the austerity, increasing the minimum wage, reducing unemployment and boosting public spending.

The Social Democrats formed a coalition with the Labour Party, Order and Justice and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania. The resulting government was led by Algirdas Butkevičius.

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