71 seats are contested by a simple majority system. The remaining seats are allocated according to the proportional popularity of the political parties in the election.
Current (March 2017) leaders
President: Dalia Grybauskaite (b. 1956), since July 2009 Prime Minister: Algirdas Butkevicius (b. 1958), since December 2012
Previous leaders:
Presidents: Valdas Adamkus (2004-2009) Prime Ministers: Andrius Kubilius (2008-2012); Gediminas Kirkilas (2006-2008)
Joined the EU/EC
2004
Commissioner from country in Barroso II College of Commissioners, and portfolio
Algirdas Semeta (Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud)
Number of MEPs
11
Turnout in 2014 EP elections (%)
47.4% (21% in 2009)
Member of eurozone
Yes
Except where a specific reference is inserted, the sources for this profile are either Neill Nugent’s book itself, or Barry Turner (ed.), The Statesman’s Yearbook Online, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. If your library subscribes, you can gain access at http://www.statesmansyearbook.com
