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Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in December 2002 and January 2003. In the first round on 22 December 2002, Valdas Adamkus held a large lead over Rolandas Paksas of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). [1] However, Paksas defeated Adamkus in the second round held on 5 January 2003. [2]
Seventeen candidates contested in these elections, making it the largest field of presidential candidates in presidential elections up to date.
Results
Adamkus was supported by the Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Valdas Adamkus | Independent | 514,154 | 35.53 | 643,870 | 45.29 | |
| Rolandas Paksas | Liberal Democratic Party | 284,559 | 19.66 | 777,769 | 54.71 | |
| Artūras Paulauskas | New Union (Social Liberals) | 120,238 | 8.31 | |||
| Vytautas Å erÄ—nas | Independent | 112,215 | 7.75 | |||
| Vytenis Andriukaitis | Social Democratic Party | 105,584 | 7.30 | |||
| Kazimira PrunskienÄ— | Peasants and New Democratic Party Union | 72,925 | 5.04 | |||
| Juozas Edvardas Petraitis | Independent | 54,139 | 3.74 | |||
| Eugenijus Gentvilas | Liberal Union | 44,562 | 3.08 | |||
| Julius Veselka | Lithuanian People's Union | 32,293 | 2.23 | |||
| Algimantas MatuleviÄius | Independent | 32,137 | 2.22 | |||
| Kazys Bobelis | Lithuanian Christian Democrats | 27,613 | 1.91 | |||
| Vytautas MatuleviÄius | Independent | 26,888 | 1.86 | |||
| Kęstutis Glaveckas | Lithuanian Centre Union | 7,554 | 0.52 | |||
| Vytautas Å ustauskas | Lithuanian Liberty Union | 5,372 | 0.37 | |||
| Vytautas Bernatonis | Independent | 3,546 | 0.25 | |||
| Algirdas Pilvelis | Independent | 2,074 | 0.14 | |||
| Rimantas Jonas Dagys | Social Democracy 2000 | 1,264 | 0.09 | |||
| Total | 1,447,117 | 100.00 | 1,421,639 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,447,117 | 98.68 | 1,421,639 | 98.98 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 19,419 | 1.32 | 14,683 | 1.02 | ||
| Total votes | 1,466,536 | 100.00 | 1,436,322 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,719,608 | 53.92 | 2,727,805 | 52.65 | ||
| Source: Central Election Commission, Central Election Commission | ||||||
References
- ^ Republic of Lithuania: Election for President IFES Election Guide
- ^ Republic of Lithuania: Election for President IFES Election Guide
External links
- 2002–03 Lithuanian presidential elections VRK (in Lithuanian)
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Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in December 2002 and January 2003. In the first round on 22 December 2002, Valdas Adamkus held a large lead over Rolandas Paksas of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). [1] However, Paksas defeated Adamkus in the second round held on 5 January 2003. [2]
Seventeen candidates contested in these elections, making it the largest field of presidential candidates in presidential elections up to date.
Results
Adamkus was supported by the Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Valdas Adamkus | Independent | 514,154 | 35.53 | 643,870 | 45.29 | |
| Rolandas Paksas | Liberal Democratic Party | 284,559 | 19.66 | 777,769 | 54.71 | |
| Artūras Paulauskas | New Union (Social Liberals) | 120,238 | 8.31 | |||
| Vytautas Å erÄ—nas | Independent | 112,215 | 7.75 | |||
| Vytenis Andriukaitis | Social Democratic Party | 105,584 | 7.30 | |||
| Kazimira PrunskienÄ— | Peasants and New Democratic Party Union | 72,925 | 5.04 | |||
| Juozas Edvardas Petraitis | Independent | 54,139 | 3.74 | |||
| Eugenijus Gentvilas | Liberal Union | 44,562 | 3.08 | |||
| Julius Veselka | Lithuanian People's Union | 32,293 | 2.23 | |||
| Algimantas MatuleviÄius | Independent | 32,137 | 2.22 | |||
| Kazys Bobelis | Lithuanian Christian Democrats | 27,613 | 1.91 | |||
| Vytautas MatuleviÄius | Independent | 26,888 | 1.86 | |||
| Kęstutis Glaveckas | Lithuanian Centre Union | 7,554 | 0.52 | |||
| Vytautas Å ustauskas | Lithuanian Liberty Union | 5,372 | 0.37 | |||
| Vytautas Bernatonis | Independent | 3,546 | 0.25 | |||
| Algirdas Pilvelis | Independent | 2,074 | 0.14 | |||
| Rimantas Jonas Dagys | Social Democracy 2000 | 1,264 | 0.09 | |||
| Total | 1,447,117 | 100.00 | 1,421,639 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,447,117 | 98.68 | 1,421,639 | 98.98 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 19,419 | 1.32 | 14,683 | 1.02 | ||
| Total votes | 1,466,536 | 100.00 | 1,436,322 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,719,608 | 53.92 | 2,727,805 | 52.65 | ||
| Source: Central Election Commission, Central Election Commission | ||||||
References
- ^ Republic of Lithuania: Election for President IFES Election Guide
- ^ Republic of Lithuania: Election for President IFES Election Guide
External links
- 2002–03 Lithuanian presidential elections VRK (in Lithuanian)