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Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Confirms 15 More Mayoral Candidates
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Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Confirms 15 More Mayoral Candidates

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) has confirmed 15 more candidates for mayoral positions in the upcoming 2027 local elections.
  • The party aims to have all its candidates for municipal council and mayor elections finalized by October.
  • LVŽS currently holds mayoral positions in 8 municipalities and all these incumbents will seek re-election.

The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) has announced the confirmation of 15 additional candidates vying for mayoral seats in the 2027 municipal elections. Ligita Girskienė, head of the LVŽS election headquarters, stated that all candidates proposed by the party's branches have been approved. The party expects to finalize its complete list of candidates for both municipal council and mayor elections by October.

Among the newly confirmed candidates are Petras Valiūnas for Alytus district, Renata Sorakienė for Jonava district, and Vincas Plikaitis for Kalvarija. Other candidates include Dalius Serafinas for Kėdainiai district, Romas Karmazinas for Klaipėda city, and Kęstutis Tumelis for Marijampolė. Edmundas Toliušis will run in Panevėžys district, Andriejus Stančikas in Plungė district, Lina Meilutė-Datkūnienė in Rokiškis district, and Rudolfas Barauskas in Šilutė district. Daiva Griškevičienė is set to compete in Trakai district.

Several incumbents are also seeking another term. Kęstutis Tubis will defend his position in Anykščiai district, Laimutis Ragaišis in Ignalina district, Bronius Markauskas in Klaipėda district, and Česlovas Greičius in Šiauliai district. Earlier in April, some mayoral candidates were already approved, including Artūras Galakvoščius for Alytus city, Raimondas Ivaškevičius for Elektrėnai, Eglė Blaževičienė for Kupiškis district, Darius Kubilius for Palanga, Danutė Jablonskytė-Raščė for Pasvalys district, Laimutė Jančiukienė for Prienai district, and Jurgita Daubarienė for Utena district.

Additionally, Arvydas Nekrošius will seek re-election in Raseiniai district, Statys Gutautas in Skuodas district, Raimondas Januševičius in Šakiai district, and Erlandas Galaguz in Visaginas. Currently, LVŽS holds mayoral positions in eight municipalities across Lithuania, and all these current officeholders are planning to run for re-election. The official campaign period for the 2027 municipal and mayor elections is set to begin in September 2026.

We have confirmed all the candidates that the branches had submitted.

— Ligita GirskienėHead of the LVŽS election headquarters, commenting on the confirmed mayoral candidates.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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