Lituania Governo Profilo 2002

Capitale

Vilnius

Indipendenza

11 Marzo 1990 (independence declared from Soviet Union); 6 Settembre 1991 (Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 16 Febbraio (1918); note - 16 Febbraio 1918 is the date of independence from German, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian occupation, 11 Marzo 1990 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union

Costituzione

adopted 25 Ottobre 1992

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Rolandas PAKSAS (da allora 26 February 2003)
capo di governo: Premier Algirdas Mykolas BRAZAUSKAS (da allora 3 July 2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the premier
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 22 December 2002 and 5 January 2003 (next to be held in late 2007); premier appointed by the president on the approval of the Parliament
election results: Rolandas PAKSAS elected president; percent of vote - Rolandas PAKSAS 54.9%, Valdas ADAMKUS 45.1%