2015 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats leadership election

2015 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats leadership election determined the leader of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, who will stand as candidate for the office of Prime Minister in the subsequent parliamentary election, which took place on 9 October 2016 and 23 October 2016.

2015 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats leadership election
← 2013 17–19 April 2015 and 24–25 April 2015 2017 →
 
Nominee Gabrielius Landsbergis Irena Degutienė
Popular vote 5,192 4,094
Percentage 55.91% 44.09%

Leader before election

Andrius Kubilius

Elected Leader

Gabrielius Landsbergis

Candidates

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Andrius Kubilius, which had led the party since 2003, in March 2015 (after municipal councils elections) announced that he will not stand for leadership election.[1]

Declared

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Candidate Political office
  Gabrielius Landsbergis Member of the European Parliament (2014–2016)
  Irena Degutienė Member of the Seimas (1996–2020)
Minister of Social Security and Labour (1996–2000)
Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (1999)
First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas (2008–2009)
Speaker of the Seimas (2009–2012)
  Jurgis Razma Member of the Seimas (1996–present)
  Mantas Adomėnas Member of the Seimas (2008–2020)
  Laima Andrikienė Member of Reconstituent Seimas (1990–1992)
Member of the Seimas (1992–2000, 2020–present)
Minister of Industry and Trade, and of European Affairs (1996)
Member of the European Parliament (2004–2014, 2016–2019)
  Emanuelis Zingeris Signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
Member of the Seimas (1990–2000, 2004–present)
Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2009–present)
President of the Parliamentary Forum of the Community of Democracies (2010–present)

Withdrawn

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These candidates announced their withdrawal:[2]

Results

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Gabrielius Landsbergis became party's leader and led party to the Seimas elections of 2016, in which the party achieved its best result since 1996.

Candidates (party membership) First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Gabrielius Landsbergis 4,526 49.77 5,192 55.91
Irena Degutienė 3,919 43.10 4,094 44.09
Jurgis Razma ≈231 0.03
Mantas Adomėnas ≈212 0.02
Laima Andrikienė ≈182 0.02
Emanuelis Zingeris ≈27 0.003
Total 9,093 100 9,286 100
Registered voters/turnout 16,054 56.64 16,054 57.84
Source: VZ.lt, ELTA, VE.lt, DELFI.lt

References

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  1. ^ ekspresas, Dienraštis Vakaru. "Andrius Kubilius nebesieks būti TS-LKD lyderiu". Dienraštis Vakaru ekspresas.
  2. ^ "Trumpėja kandidatų į TS–LKD lyderius sąrašas". lrt.lt.