1993 Lithuanian presidential election

none March 2019 Lithuania 1988 presidential 1997–98 Lithuanian presidential election 1997–98 14 February 1993 Algirdas Mykkolas Brazauskas, Litauens statsminster, under det Nordiskt-Baltiska statsministermotet i Reykjavik 2005-10-24.jpg Algirdas Brazauskas Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania 1,212,075 61.06% Stasys Lozoraitis Jr. Independent politician 772,922 38.94% President Algirdas Brazauskas (acting) Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Algirdas Brazauskas Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 14 February 1993.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 978-3-8329-5609-7 They were the first presidential elections under the new October 1992 constitution and the first direct presidential elections in the country's history. Acting president Algirdas Brazauskas, the former first secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania and leader of the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP), won over 60% of the vote, enough to win without a runoff. The runner up was Stasys Lozoraitis Jr., an independent candidate endorsed by the Sąjūdis movement and other political parties.Vytas Stanley Vardys Judith B. Sedaitis Lithuania: The Rebel Nation WestviewPress 1997 Westview Series on the Post-Soviet Republics 0-8133-1839-4 199–201 registration https://archive.org/details/lithuaniarebelna00vard/page/199 These presidential elections had fewest number of candidates up to date. By-elections to several municipal councils were held on the same day.November 30, 2018 Puslapis nerastas https://savb.lt/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/30.pdf October 6, 2024 savb.lt Campaign Under Brazauskas' leadership, the LDDP had won 73 out of 141 seats in the Seimas in the 1992 parliamentary elections.http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=LITHUANIA&election=lt92 1992 Parliamentary Elections Project on Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe University of Essex Marina Popescu Martin Hannavy 12 December 2002 30 January 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110614142756/http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=LITHUANIA&election=lt92 14 June 2011 Brazauskas was subsequently appointed as Speaker, and by virtue of that position, also became acting president. Based on the success of the LDDP in the parliamentary elections, Brazauskas was considered favorite for the presidential elections. The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania proposed poet Justinas Marcinkevičius as a unity candidate against Brazauskas, but Marcinkevičius refused, stating that he was not a politician.Bakaitė Jurga "Stasy, mes rinkimų nelaimėsim": kodėl pirmuoju prezidentu Lietuva išrinko komunistą Brazauską? https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1388862/stasy-mes-rinkimu-nelaimesim-kodel-pirmuoju-prezidentu-lietuva-isrinko-komunista-brazauska LRT lt 18 April 2021 Vytautas Landsbergis, leader of the pro-independence Sąjūdis movement, withdrew his candidacy in support of Stasys Lozoraitis Jr., a Lithuanian diplomat, who had spent almost all of his life in Italy and the United States representing the interwar independent Lithuania. Because of the Iron Curtain, his work was virtually unknown in Lithuania. No other candidates came forward as other parties with the exception of the Polish minority declared their support for Lozoraitis as they had become alarmed by the dominance of Brazauskas and the LDDP.The Baltic revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the path to independence Anatol Lieven https://books.google.com/books?id=iz3NACNOpCAC&pg=PA271 271 Yale University Press 1994 2nd 978-0-300-06078-2 The campaign was limited to three weeks. Lozoraitis stressed his experience in complex foreign affairs. Brazauskas, operating in a familiar environment, was better prepared to address domestic affairs and promised to focus on a smooth transition from planned economy to free market. During the campaign, opponents depicted Lozoraitis as a foreigner who did not understand the current situation of Lithuania and was largely dependent on the unpopular Sąjūdis. Valdas Adamkus, who went on to win the 1997–98 presidential elections, assisted Lozoraitis in his campaign.https://books.google.com/books?id=f-mi9mUdsGkC&pg=PA146 Lithuania: Stepping Westward Thomas Lane Routledge 2001 0-415-26731-5 146 Opinion polls Pollster Fieldwork date Sample size BrazauskasLDDP Lozoraitis Jr.Ind. OthersUndecided FSTI 19–20 January 1993 − 57% 29% 14% LTV 6–14 January 1993 − 51% 26% 23% Results Brazauskas received a majority of the vote everywhere except Kaunas, and did particularly well in areas inhabited by the Russian and Polish minorities. This allowed him to win the presidency in a single round; his 61 percent vote share exceeded the 50 percent threshold required to avoid a runoff. Algirdas Brazauskas Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania 1212075 Stasys Lozoraitis Jr. Independent 772922 34018 2568016 Nohlen & Stöver Aftermath The inauguration ceremony took place on 25 February.Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės. Jų kaita ir veiklos bruožai 1990–2007 Vanda Kašauskienė Vilnius Gairės 2007 200–2003 978-9955-759-07-2 lt In May 1993, just a few months after the elections, Brazauskas recalled Lozoraitis as ambassador to the United States despite criticism of politicizing the issue.https://books.google.com/books?id=yFoDJUq4qjQC&pg=PA82 Lithuania: the rebirth of a nation, 1991–1994 Alexandra Ashbourne 82 Lexington Books 1999 978-0-7391-0027-1 References External links 1993 Lithuanian presidential elections VRK lt Lithuania Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Lithuania