Editing Vilnius (section)

===National government===
[[File:Vilnius Seimas.jpg|thumb|left|[[Seimas Palace]] in Vilnius, where the [[Seimas|parliamentarians of Lithuania]] convenes]]
[[File:Baltijas Asamblejas 31.sesija Viļņā (8169464170).jpg|thumb|alt=A large room with horseshoe-shaped seating, seen from above|A Seimas [[plenary session]]]]
Vilnius is the seat of Lithuania's [[Government of Lithuania|national government]]. The country's two chief officers have their offices in Vilnius. The [[President of Lithuania|president]] resides at the [[Presidential Palace, Vilnius|Presidential Palace]] in [[Daukanto Square]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential Palace |url=https://www.lrp.lt/en/institution/presidential-palace/20817 |website=lrp.lt |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref> and the [[Prime Minister of Lithuania|prime minister]]'s seat is at the Government of Lithuania office in Gediminas Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaip mus rasti? |url=https://lrvk.lrv.lt/lt/struktura-ir-kontaktai/kaip-mus-rasti |website=lrvk.lrv.lt |access-date=3 July 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> According to law, the president has a residence in Vilnius' Turniškės district near the Neris.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas – Rezidencija |url=http://archyvas.lrp.lt/seima/namai |website=archyvas.lrp.lt |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726195751/http://archyvas.lrp.lt/seima/namai |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I-56 Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento įstatymas |url=https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.5913/asr |website=e-seimas.lrs.lt |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref> The prime minister is also has entitled to a residence in Turniškės district during their term in office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skvernelis su šeima persikraustė į rezidenciją Turniškėse |url=https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/skvernelis-su-seima-persikrauste-i-rezidencija-turniskese.d?id=81598621 |website=[[DELFI]] |access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> Government ministries are located throughout the city, many in the Old Town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministries of Lithuania |url=http://lrv.lt/en/about-government/ministries-1 |website=lrv.lt |access-date=3 July 2019 |language=lt |archive-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127060831/http://lrv.lt/en/about-government/ministries-1 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Seimas]] of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania primarily gathered in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania before 1569 |url=https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=16304&p_k=2 |website=lrs.lt |access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref> The present-day Seimas meets at the [[Seimas Palace]] in Gediminas Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania |url=https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_k=2 |website=lrs.lt |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>

Lithuania's highest courts are in Vilnius. The [[Supreme Court of Lithuania]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas}}), which reviews criminal and civil cases, is in Gynėjų Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Court |url=https://www.lat.lt/en/general-information/about-the-court/95 |website=lat.lt |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref> The [[Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas}}), which adjudicates litigation against public bodies, is in Žygimantų Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Court |url=https://www.lvat.lt/en/court-system/the-court/262 |website=lvat.lt |access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603184728/https://www.lvat.lt/en/court-system/the-court/262 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Constitutional Court of Lithuania]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinis Teismas}}), an advisory body with authority over the constitutionality of laws, meets in the Constitutional Court Palace in Gediminas Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Constitutional Court of The Republic of Lithuania |url=https://www.lrkt.lt/en/ |website=lrkt.lt |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-date=25 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625144845/http://www.lrkt.lt/en/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Lithuanian Tribunal]], the highest [[appellate court]] for the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and established by [[Stephen Báthory]] in 1581, was in Vilnius until the [[Third Partition of Poland]] in 1795.<ref>{{cite web |title=Istorija |url=https://www.lat.lt/veikla/apie-teisma/istorija/26 |website=lat.lt |access-date=11 July 2019 |language=lt}}</ref>