President of Lithuania

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The President of Lithuania is the country’s directly elected head of state, responsible for representing Lithuania internationally, overseeing foreign and security policy, and performing key constitutional and ceremonial duties.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED
appointedBy electorate of Lithuania
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED
country Lithuania NERFINISHED
electionMethod direct popular vote
electionSystem two-round system
firstHolder Antanas Smetona NERFINISHED
formationDate 25 April 1919
governmentBranch executive branch of Lithuania
incumbent Gitanas Nausėda NERFINISHED
incumbentSince 12 July 2019
memberOf State Defence Council of Lithuania NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas NERFINISHED
residence Presidential Palace, Vilnius NERFINISHED
responsibility appointing and dismissing ministers on the proposal of the Prime Minister
appointing and recalling diplomatic representatives of Lithuania
appointing judges of courts in cases and procedure established by the Constitution
appointing the Commander of the Armed Forces
appointing the Prime Minister with approval of the Seimas
calling elections to municipal councils and the European Parliament in Lithuania in cases established by law
calling regular elections to the Seimas
chairing the State Defence Council
conferring highest military ranks in Lithuania
conferring state awards and decorations
declaring a state of emergency in cases and procedure established by law
delivering annual reports to the Seimas on the state of the nation
granting Lithuanian citizenship in cases established by law
granting pardons
overseeing foreign policy of Lithuania
overseeing national security policy of Lithuania
proposing candidates for the positions of State Controller and Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania
proposing candidates for the positions of judges of the Constitutional Court
proposing candidates for the positions of judges of the Court of Appeal
proposing candidates for the positions of judges of the Supreme Court
receiving letters of credence and recall of foreign diplomatic representatives
representing the State of Lithuania in foreign visits and international organizations
signing and promulgating laws
signing international treaties and submitting them to the Seimas for ratification when required
submitting draft laws to the Seimas
submitting the state of defence proposal to the Seimas in case of armed attack
restorationDate 1990
role commander-in-chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
head of state of Lithuania
representative of Lithuania in international relations
seat Vilnius NERFINISHED
style His Excellency
termLength 5 years
termLimit no more than two consecutive terms

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lithuania
headOfStateTitle

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