Seimas Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Seimas
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	22 August 1922
Disbanded	suspended from 1940–1991
Leadership
Speaker	Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, LRLS Since 13 November 2020
First Deputy Speaker	Jurgis Razma, TS-LKD Since 13 November 2020
Deputy Speakers	Andrius Mazuronis, DP Since 13 November 2020
	Vytautas Mitalas, LP Since 17 November 2020
	Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, TS-LKD Since 17 November 2020
	Julius Sabatauskas, LSDP Since 17 November 2020
	Paulius Saudargas, TS-LKD Since 17 November 2020
Structure
Seats	141

Political groups	Government (73) Homeland Union (50) Liberal Movement (12) Freedom Party (11) Opposition (55) Farmers and Greens Union (32) Social Democrats (13) Labour Party (10) Non-affiliated (13) Mixed group (13) Electoral Action of Poles (3) Social Democratic Labour (3) Freedom and Justice (1) Green Party (1) Independents (5)
Elections
Voting system	Proportional voting with a 5% election threshold for 70 proportional seats (7% for coalitions) and run-off voting for 71 single-member constituency seats
Last election	11 and 25 October 2020
Meeting place

Seimas Palace, Vilnius

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania.

The Seimas approves or rejects the candidate for the Prime Minister nominated by the President.

Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term.

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Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen is the current Speaker of the Seimas.
Sejm session at the Royal Castle, Warsaw, 1622
The location of the Constituent Assembly of Lithuania in Kaunas (interwar period)
Vytautas Landsbergis near the primary Seimas door with the recently added Vytis above them, in 1990.

Seimas facts for kids

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