2019 Lithuanian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 12 May 2019, with a second round held on 26 May 2019. Due to a constitutional limit of two terms in office, incumbent president Dalia Grybauskaitė was unable to run, having won the 2009 and 2014 elections.

2019 Lithuanian presidential election
12 May 2019 (first round)
26 May 2019 (second round)
 
Nominee Gitanas Nausėda Ingrida Šimonytė
Party Independent Independent (TS–LKD)
Popular vote 881,495 443,394
Percentage 66.53% 33.47%
Vote share by municipality in the first round
President before election

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Independent

 Elected President

Gitanas Nausėda
Independent

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As no candidate obtained 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round was held between the top two candidates, Ingrida Šimonytė and Gitanas Nausėda. Nausėda was elected with 67% of the vote and was inaugurated as President of Lithuania on 12 July.

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