Lithuanian presidential election, 2004
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Presidential elections were held in Lithuania in June 2004. In the first round on 13 June, the former President, Valdas Adamkus, led the vote tally over the former Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskienė. Adamkus defeated Prunskienė in the second round on 27 June.
The elections were held following the impeachment of President Rolandas Paksas, who was elected in January 2003. Paksas was impeached for allegedly leaking classified material, and granting citizenship for Russian businessman Jurij Borisov in exchange for financial support. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania ruled that Paksas could not seek re-election as president.
The candidates for the presidency were Adamkus, who had been President from 1998 to 2003 and who was running as an independent, Prunskienė of the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union (NDP), Vilija Blinkevičiutė of the New Union Party (NS), Petras Auštrevičius (independent), and Česlovas Juršėnas of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP).
The election coincided with the 2004 European Parliament election.
Results
Summary of the 13 June 2004 Lithuanian presidential election results[1]
| Candidates | Nominating party | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Valdas Adamkus | Independent | 387,837 | 30.18 | 723,891 | 51.89 | |
| Kazimiera Prunskienė | Peasants and New Democratic Party Union | 264,681 | 20.60 | 651,024 | 46.66 | |
| Petras Auštrevičius | Independent | 240,413 | 18.71 | — | ||
| Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | New Union Social Liberals | 204,819 | 15.94 | — | ||
| Česlovas Juršėnas | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 147,610 | 11.49 | — | ||
| Invalid votes | 39,707 | 3.09 | 20,188 | 1.45 | ||
| Totals | 1,245,360 | 100% | 1,374,915 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,655,309 | 48.40 | 2,659,211 | 52.46 | ||
