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'''Politics of Lithuania''' takes place in a framework of a [[Unitary state|unitary]] [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[Representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]],<ref name="Lina">{{cite book |last=Kulikauskienė |first=Lina |date=2002 |title=Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija |trans-title=The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania |language=lt |publisher=Native History, CD. |isbn=9986-9216-7-8 |quote=<!-- Please, provide a quotation if you have access to the book. --> }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Veser |first=Ernst |author-link=<!-- Ernst Veser --> |date=23 September 1997 |title=Semi-Presidentialism-Duverger's Concept – A New Political System Model |url=http://www.rchss.sinica.edu.tw/publication/ebook/journal/11-01-1999/11_1_2.pdf |publisher=Department of Education, School of Education, [[University of Cologne]] |language=en, zh |pages=39–60 |access-date=23 August 2017 |quote=Duhamel has developed the approach further: He stresses that the French construction does not correspond to either parliamentary or the presidential form of government, and then develops the distinction of 'système politique' and 'régime constitutionnel'. While the former comprises the exercise of power that results from the dominant institutional practice, the latter is the totality of the rules for the dominant institutional practice of the power. In this way, France appears as 'presidentialist system' endowed with a 'semi-presidential regime' (1983: 587). By this standard he recognizes Duverger's ''pléiade'' as semi-presidential regimes, as well as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania (1993: 87). |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424202059/https://www.rchss.sinica.edu.tw/publication/ebook/journal/11-01-1999/11_1_2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Draft">{{cite journal |last=Shugart |first=Matthew Søberg |author-link=Matthew Søberg Shugart |date=September 2005 |title=Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive and Mixed Authority Patterns |url=http://dss.ucsd.edu/~mshugart/semi-presidentialism.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies |location=United States |publisher=University of California, San Diego |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819200307/http://dss.ucsd.edu/~mshugart/semi-presidentialism.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2008 |access-date=23 August 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Dual">{{cite journal |last=Shugart |first=Matthew Søberg |author-link=Matthew Søberg Shugart |date=December 2005 |title=Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive And Mixed Authority Patterns |url=http://www.palgrave-journals.com/fp/journal/v3/n3/pdf/8200087a.pdf |journal=French Politics |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] Journals |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=323–351 |doi=10.1057/palgrave.fp.8200087 |doi-access=free |access-date=23 August 2017 |quote=A pattern similar to the French case of compatible majorities alternating with periods of cohabitation emerged in Lithuania, where Talat-Kelpsa (2001) notes that the ability of the Lithuanian president to influence government formation and policy declined abruptly when he lost the sympathetic majority in parliament. }}</ref> whereby the [[president of Lithuania]] is the [[head of state]] and the [[prime minister of Lithuania]] is the [[head of government]], and of a [[multi-party system]].

[[Executive power]] is exercised by the [[President of Lithuania|president]] and the Government, which is headed by the [[Prime Minister of Lithuania|prime minister]]. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the Government and the [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] [[Seimas]] (Lithuanian [[Parliament]]). [[Judicial power]] is vested in judges appointed by the president of Lithuania and is independent of executive and legislature power. The [[judiciary]] consists of the [[Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania|Constitutional Court]], the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]], and the [[Court of Appeal]] as well as the separate [[administrative court]]s. The [[Constitution of Lithuania|Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania]] established these powers upon its approval on 25 October 1992. Being a multi-party system, the government of Lithuania is not dominated by any single [[political party]], rather it consists of numerous parties that must work with each other to form [[coalition government]]s. {{Democracy Index rating|Lithuania|flawed democracy|2022}}

== History ==
Since Lithuania [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania|restored independence]] on 11 March 1990, it has kept democratic traditions. Drawing from the interwar experiences, politicians made many different proposals that ranged from strong [[Parliamentary system|parliamentarism]] to a [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[republic]] with [[Separation of powers#Checks and balances|checks and balances]] similar to the United States. Through compromise, a [[semi-presidential system]] was settled.<ref name="Lina" /> In a [[referendum]] on 25 October 1992, the first general vote of the people since their declared independence, 56.75% of the total number of voters supported the [[Constitution of Lithuania|new constitution]].<ref>[http://www3.lrs.lt/docs2/QKVXRGNF.DOC Nuo 1991 m. iki šiol paskelbtų referendumų rezultatai (Results from Refrenda 1991 – present)], Microsoft Word Document, [[Seimas]]. Accessed 4 June 2006.</ref>

All major political parties declared their support for Lithuania's membership in [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and the [[European Union]] (EU). Lithuania joined NATO on 29 March 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/lt-nato.htm|title = Lithuania - NATO Membership}}</ref> Lithuania joined the EU on 1 May 2004 and [[Schengen Area]] on 21 December 2007 and [[Eurozone]] on 1 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries/member-countries/lithuania_en#trade-and-economy|title=Lithuania|date=5 July 2016}}</ref>

Since 1991, Lithuanian voters have shifted from right to left and back again, swinging between the Conservatives, led by [[Vytautas Landsbergis]], and the (formerly [[Communist Party of Lithuania|Communist]]) [[Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania]], led by president [[Algirdas Brazauskas]]. During this period, the prime minister was [[Gediminas Vagnorius]].

[[Valdas Adamkus]] was the president since 1998. His proposed prime minister was [[Rolandas Paksas]], whose government got off to a rocky start and collapsed within seven months. The alternation between left and right was broken in the October 2000 elections when the [[Liberal Union of Lithuania|Liberal Union]] and [[New Union (Social Liberals)|New Union]] parties won the most votes and were able to form a [[centrist]] ruling coalition with minor partners. President Adamkus played a key role in bringing the new centrist parties together. [[Artūras Paulauskas]], the leader of the centre-left New Union (also known as the social-liberal party), became the Chairman of the Seimas. In July 2001, the [[centre-left]] New Union party forged an alliance with the [[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania]] and formed a new cabinet under former president Algirdas Brazauskas. On 11 April 2006, Artūras Paulauskas was removed from his position and [[Viktoras Muntianas]] was elected Chairman of the Seimas.<ref>[http://www.vaitasassociates.com/government.htm "Government of Lithuania"]. Vil S. Vaitas, P.E. and Associates International Consultants. Fairfax, VA.</ref>

The cabinet of Algirdas Brazauskas resigned on 31 May 2006, as President Valdas Adamkus expressed no confidence in two of the Ministers, formerly party colleagues of Brazauskas, over ethical principles. Brazauskas decided not to remain in office as acting prime minister, and announced that he was finally retiring from politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/15583/|title=Brazauskas resigns amid governmental collapse}}</ref> Even so, he led the ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania for one more year, until 19 May 2007, when he passed the reins to [[Gediminas Kirkilas]]. On 27 November 2008, [[Andrius Kubilius]] of conservative Homeland Union was appointed as a prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reimagine-europa.eu/bio/andrius-kubilius|title=Andrius Kubilius}}</ref> In December 2012 Andrius Kubilius was succeeded by [[Algirdas Butkevičius]] after his Social Democratic Party became the biggest party in parliamentary [[2012 Lithuanian parliamentary election|elections]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17536869|title = Lithuania profile - Leaders|work = BBC News|date = 29 May 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union|The Peasant and Green's Union]] (LGPU) won parliamentary [[2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election|elections]]. It secured 54 seats in the 141-member parliament ([[Seimas]]), making a previously small centrist agrarian party the biggest in parliament. The conservative [[Homeland Union]] won 30 seats. The ruling [[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania|Social Democrats]], led by Lithuania's Prime Minister [[Algirdas Butkevičius|Algirdas Butkevciu]], lost heavily and secured just 17 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/lithuanian-election-brings-major-shake-up/a-36131042|title = Lithuanian election brings major shake-up &#124; DW &#124; 24.10.2016| website=[[Deutsche Welle]] }}</ref> On 22 November 2016, [[Saulius Skvernelis]] of the Lithuanian Peasants and Greens Union, became new prime minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-pm-idUSKBN13H133|title = Defense hawk Skvernelis to be new Lithuanian prime minister|newspaper = Reuters|date = 22 November 2016|last1 = Sytas|first1 = Andrius}}</ref>

In October 2020, conservative opposition [[Homeland Union|Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats]] (TS-LKD) won parliamentary [[2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election|elections]] with 50 seats. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' Union of Farmers and Greens came a distant second with just 32 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/26/centre-right-opposition-wins-lithuanias-parliamentary-election|title = Centre-right opposition wins Lithuania's parliamentary election}}</ref> In November 2020, [[Ingrida Šimonytė]] became new prime minister, after forming a centre-right coalition government of her TS-LKD and two liberal parties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.err.ee/1151388/lithuania-to-get-new-conservative-liberal-coalition-prime-minister|title = Lithuania to get new conservative-liberal coalition prime minister|date = 26 October 2020}}</ref>

== Government ==
{{Main|Government of the Republic of Lithuania}}
Government in Lithuania is made up of three branches originally envisioned by [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment]] [[philosopher]] [[Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu|Baron de Montesquieu]]: [[executive branch|executive]], [[legislative branch|legislative]], and [[judicial branch|judicial]]. Each branch is separate and is set up to do [[Separation of powers#Checks and balances|checks and balances]] on each other branch.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the Lithuanian government consists of a president, a prime minister, and the president's Council of Ministers. It is in charge of running the government.

==== President ====
[[File:Presidential Palace in Vilnius 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Presidential Palace, Vilnius|Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania]] in [[Daukanto Square]]]]
The [[president of Lithuania]] is the [[head of state]] of the country, [[direct election|elected directly]] for a five-year term and can serve maximum of two terms consecutively. Presidential elections take place in a modified version of the [[two-round system]]. If half of voters participate, a candidate must win a majority of the total valid vote in order to win election in the first round. If fewer than half of voters participate, a candidate can win outright with a plurality and at least one third of the total vote. If the first round does not produce a president, a runoff is held between the top two finishers in the first round, with a plurality sufficient to win.

The president, with the approval of the [[Seimas]], is first responsible of appointing the [[Prime Minister of Lithuania|prime minister]]. Upon the prime minister's nomination, the president also appoints, under the recommendation of the prime minister, the [[cabinet (government)|Council of Ministers]] (13 [[Ministry (government department)|ministries]]), as well as a number of other top civil servants and the judges for all courts. The president also serves as the [[commander-in-chief]], oversees foreign and security policy, addresses political problems of foreign and domestic affairs, proclaims states of emergency, considers the laws adopted by the Seimas, and performs other duties specified in the Constitution.<ref name="Lithuania">[http://neris.mii.lt/homepage/liet1-1.html Lithuanian Home Page<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901021742/http://neris.mii.lt/homepage/liet1-1.html |date=1 September 2006 }}</ref> Lithuanian presidents have somewhat greater power than their counterparts in Estonia and Latvia, but have more influence in foreign policy than domestic policy.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Constitutions and institutional design in the Baltic States - Part I | url=https://www.tlu.ee/opmat/ri/rit6006/institutionaldesign/5_1slaid.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115013515/https://www.tlu.ee/opmat/ri/rit6006/institutionaldesign/5_1slaid.pdf | archive-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>

Former president [[Rolandas Paksas]], who had defeated Adamkus in [[Lithuanian presidential election, 2002–2003|2003]], was [[Impeachment|impeached]] in April 2004 for leaking classified information.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1163697/lithuania-s-impeached-president-paksas-acquitted-of-influence-peddling|title = Lithuania's impeached president Paksas acquitted of influence peddling|date = 15 April 2020}}</ref>

[[Dalia Grybauskaitė]], the first female president, served as the president of Lithuania since July 2009 until 2019, winning a [[2014 Lithuanian presidential election|reelection bid in 2014]]. Grybauskaitė succeeded [[Valdas Adamkus]] who had served a total of two non-consecutive terms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/europe/lithuania-president-re-elected-anti-russian-platform|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417181213/https://www.voanews.com/europe/lithuania-president-re-elected-anti-russian-platform|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2021|title = Lithuania President Re-elected on Anti-Russian Platform}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Gitanas Nauseda]] won Lithuania's presidential runoff [[2019 Lithuanian presidential election|election]] after his opponent [[Ingrida Šimonytė]] conceded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-election-idUSKCN1SW0TU|title = Lithuania's Nauseda wins presidential election|newspaper = Reuters|date = 26 May 2019|last1 = Sytas|first1 = Andrius}}</ref>

==== Prime minister ====
[[File:Government of Lithuania building 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Government of Lithuania]] building]]
The [[prime minister of Lithuania]] is the [[head of government]] of the country, appointed by the president and approved by the Seimas. The prime minister, within 15 days of being appointed, is responsible for choosing ministers for the president to approve to each of the 13 ministries. In general, the prime minister is in charge of the affairs of the country, maintains homeland security, carries out laws and resolutions of the Seimas and decrees of the president, maintains diplomatic relations with foreign countries and international organizations, and performs other duties specified in the Constitution.<ref name="Lithuania" /> In practice, the prime minister is mostly responsible for domestic policy, while the president mostly handles foreign policy.

==== Council of Ministers ====
Similar to the [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of other nations, the Council of Ministers consists of 13 ministers chosen by the prime minister and appointed by the president. Each minister is responsible for his or her own ministry of the Lithuanian government and must give reports on his or her ministry when directed to.<ref name="Government">[http://www.lrvk.lt/main_en.php?cat=3&d=4002 Lithuania in the European Union – Coordination of European Union Affairs in Lithuania<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> When the prime minister resigns or dies, the position is to be filled as soon as possible and the new leader will appoint a new government.

==== Current office holders ====
{{office-table}}
|[[List of Lithuanian rulers|President]]
|[[Gitanas Nausėda]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|12 July 2019
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Lithuania|Prime Minister]]
|[[Gintautas Paluckas]]
|[[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania]]
|12 December 2024
|}

=== Legislative branch ===
[[File:Vilnius Seimas.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Seimas Palace]] in [[Vilnius]]]]
The parliament ([[Seimas]]) has 141 members that are elected for a 4-year term. About half of the members are elected in [[plurality voting system|single-member districts]] (71), and the other half (70) are elected in the nationwide vote using [[proportional representation]] by party lists. A party [[Electoral threshold|must receive at least 5% of the national vote]] to be represented in the Seimas.

=== Political parties and elections ===
{{elect|List of political parties in Lithuania|Elections in Lithuania}}

====2019 presidential election====
{{Main|2019 Lithuanian presidential election}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
!rowspan=2|Candidate
!rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|First round
!colspan=2|Second round
|-
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
|-
|align=left|[[Ingrida Šimonytė]]||align=left|Independent||'''442,353'''||'''31.43'''||437,399||33.28
|-
|align=left|[[Gitanas Nausėda]]||align=left|Independent||438,469||31.16||'''876,749'''||'''66.72'''
|-
|align=left|[[Saulius Skvernelis]]||align=left|Independent||278,680||19.80||colspan=2 rowspan=7|
|-
|align=left|[[Vytenis Andriukaitis]]||align=left|[[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania]]||67,802||4.82
|-
|align=left|[[Arvydas Juozaitis]]||align=left|Independent||66,535||4.73
|-
|align=left|[[Valdemar Tomaševski]]||align=left|[[Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance|Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania]]||56,411||4.01
|-
|align=left|[[Mindaugas Puidokas]]||align=left|Independent||36,645||2.60
|-
|align=left|[[Naglis Puteikis]]||align=left|[[Lithuanian Centre Party]]||11,214||0.80
|-
|align=left|[[Valentinas Mazuronis]]||align=left|Independent||9,169||0.65
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|Invalid/blank votes||9,905||–||17,097||–
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|'''Total'''||'''1,417,183'''||'''100'''||'''1,314,148'''||'''100'''
|-
|colspan=2 align=left|Registered voters/turnout||2,486,915||56.99||2,491,021||53.44
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|Source: [https://www.vrk.lt/en/2019-prezidento/rezultatai?srcUrl=/rinkimai/904/1/1546/rezultatai/lt/rezultataiPreRezultatai.html VRK], [https://www.vrk.lt/en/2019-prezidento/rezultatai?srcUrl=/rinkimai/904/2/1544/rezultatai/en/rezultataiPreLietuvoje.html VRK]
|}

====2020 parliamentary election====
{{Main|2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election}}
{{#section-h:2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election|Results}}

====2019 European election====
{{Main|2019 European Parliament election in Lithuania}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!colspan=2 | Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|bgcolor="#2F6CD1"|
|[[Homeland Union]]
|align=right|245,918
|align=right|18.60
|align=right|3
|-
|bgcolor="red"|
|[[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania]]
|align=right|199,217
|align=right|17.26
|align=right|2
|-
|bgcolor="green"|
|[[Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union]]
|align=right|157,604
|align=right|11.92
|align=right|2
|-
|bgcolor="blue"|
|[[Labour Party (Lithuania)|Labour Party]]
|align=right|112,964
|align=right|8.54
|align=right|1
|-
|bgcolor="orange"|
|[[Liberal Movement (Lithuania)|Liberal Movement]]
|align=right|81,916
|align=right|6.20
|align=right|1
|-
|bgcolor="black"|
|Public election committee "[[Aušra Maldeikienė]]'s Train"
|align=right|80,703
|align=right|6.10
|align=right|1
|-
|bgcolor="#FF7462"|
|"[[Waldemar Tomaszewski]] Block" - Coalition of [[Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance|Christian Families Alliance]] and [[Lithuanian Russian Union]]
|align=right|69,263
|align=right|5.24
|align=right|1
|-
|bgcolor="#74DF00"|
|[[Lithuanian Centre Party]]
|align=right|64,091
|align=right|4.85
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="yellow"|
|Public election committee "President [[Rolandas Paksas]]' Movement"
|align=right|50,130
|align=right|3.79
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="purple"|
|Public election committee "[[Vytautas Radžvilas]]: Recover the State!"
|align=right|41,860
|align=right|3.17
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="yellow"|
|[[Order and Justice]]
|align=right|34,298
|align=right|2.59
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="red"|
|[[Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania]]
|align=right|29,592
|align=right|2.24
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="green"|
|[[Lithuanian Green Party]]
|align=right|28,126
|align=right|2.13
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="#F7B329"|
|[[Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals)]]
|align=right|23,829
|align=right|1.80
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="#2A2D9C"|
|Public election committee "Strong Lithuania in United Europe"
|align=right|16,671
|align=right|1.26
|align=right|0
|-
|bgcolor="blue"|
|Public election committee "Decisive Leap"
|align=right|16,671
|align=right|1.07
|align=right|0
|-
|colspan=2|'''Total''' 
|align=right|'''1,250,377''' 
|align=right|'''100.00''' 
|align=right|'''11''' 
|}

=== Judicial branch ===
The judges of the [[Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania]] (''Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinis Teismas'') for a single nine-year term are appointed by the [[Seimas]] from the candidates presented by the President (three judges), Chairman of Seimas (three judges) and the chairman of the Supreme Court (three judges).

== Administrative divisions ==
{{Main|Subdivisions of Lithuania}}
Lithuania has a three-tier administrative division: the country is divided into [[Counties of Lithuania|10 counties]] (Lithuanian: singular – ''apskritis'', plural – ''apskritys'') that are further subdivided into [[Municipalities of Lithuania|60 municipalities]] (Lithuanian: singular – ''savivaldybė'', plural – ''savivaldybės'') which consist of over 500 [[Elderships of Lithuania|elderships]] (Lithuanian: singular – ''seniūnija'', plural – ''seniūnijos'').

The [[County governor (Lithuania)|county governor]]s (Lithuanian: ''apskrities viršininkas'') institution and county administrations have been dissolved in 2010.<ref name="county">{{in lang|lt}} [http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=349513 (Republic of Lithuania Annul Law on County Governing)], [[Seimas]] law database, 7 July 2009, Law no. XI-318.</ref>

Municipalities are the most important administrative unit. Some municipalities are historically called "district municipalities", and thus are often shortened to "district"; others are called "city municipalities", sometimes shortened to "city". Each municipality has its own elected government. In the past, the election of municipality councils occurred once every three years, but it now takes place every four years. The council appoints [[elder (administrative title)|elders]] to govern the elderships. Mayors are elected directly since 2015, being appointed by the council before that.<ref>{{in lang|lt}} Justinas Vanagas, [http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/seimas-iteisino-tiesioginius-meru-rinkimus.d?id=65139619 Seimo Seimas įteisino tiesioginius merų rinkimus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014091111/https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/seimas-iteisino-tiesioginius-meru-rinkimus.d?id=65139619 |date=14 October 2017 }}, Delfi.lt, 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.</ref>

== International organization participation ==
{| class=wikitable
! Organization !! Acronym !! Date joined !! Notes
|-
| [[Bank for International Settlements]] || BIS || 31 March 1931<ref>{{cite web|title=31 March in the history of the Bank of Lithuania|url=https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/en/news/31-march-in-the-history-of-the-bank-of-lithuania|date=31 March 2016|access-date=18 November 2024|website=Money Museum|publisher=Bank of Lithuania|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127085041/https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/en/news/31-march-in-the-history-of-the-bank-of-lithuania|archive-date=27 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]] || CBSS || 5 March 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Council of Europe]] || COE || 14 May 1993 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council]] || EAPC || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] || EBRD || 30 January 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] || ECE || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[European Space Agency]] || ESA || 21 May 2021 || Associate state.
|-
| [[European Union]] || EU || 1 May 2004 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] || FAO || 9 November 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] || IAEA || 18 November 1993 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[World Bank]] || IBRD || 6 July 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] || ICAO || 27 September 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Chamber of Commerce]] || ICC || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Criminal Court]] || ICC || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Trade Union Confederation]] || ITUC || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Finance Corporation]] || IFC || 21 March 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]] || IFRCS || 17 November 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Labour Organization]] || ILO || 4 October 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Monetary Fund]] || IMF || 29 March 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Maritime Organization]] || IMO || 7 December 1995 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Criminal Police Organization – Interpol]] || Interpol || 4 November 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Olympic Committee]] || IOC || || First participation in 1924.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the LNOC|url=https://www.ltok.lt/en/history-of-the-lnoc|access-date=18 November 2024|website=National Olympic Committee of Lithuania|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917220437/https://www.ltok.lt/en/history-of-the-lnoc|archive-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[International Organization for Migration]] || IOM || 28 November 1995 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Organization for Standardization]] || ISO || 1 January 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[International Telecommunication Union]] || ITU || 12 October 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] || NATO || 1 April 2004 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Nordic Investment Bank]] || NIB || 1 January 2005 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] || OPCW || 15 May 1998 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] || OECD || 5 July 2018 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] || OSCE || 10 September 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[United Nations]] || UN || 17 September 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] || UNESCO || 15 October 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[United Nations Children's Fund]] || UNICEF || 6 February 1993 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || UNMIBH || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[United Nations Mission in Kosovo]] || UNMIK || || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[Universal Postal Union]] || UPU || 10 January 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[World Customs Organization]] || WCO || 18 June 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[World Health Organization]] || WHO || 25 November 1991 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] || WIPO || 30 March 1992 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[World Meteorological Organization]] || WMO || 3 July 1922 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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| [[World Trade Organization]] || WTO || 31 May 2001 || bgcolor=lightgrey|
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==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ku.edu/~herron/ Erik Herron's Guide to Politics of East Central Europe and Eurasia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060702103322/http://www.ku.edu/~herron/ |date=2 July 2006 }}

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