page_title: Lithuania
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Lithuania / Politics
caption_attribution_description: Vice President Dick Cheney listens to Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus during a bilateral meeting held at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 3, 2006. Presidential Palace.
context_page_description: Lithuania is a country in northern Europe on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania is a member of the European Union, NATO, and several other organizations.
  About 3,000,000 people live in the country. The official language is Lithuanian which is spoken by more than 82% of the people. Vilnius is the capital and largest city.
  The colors of the Lithuanian flag are yellow, for the sun, green, for the fields, and red, for the blood of Lithuanians fighting for its independence.
context_section_description: Lithuania has been a member of NATO and the European Union since 2004.
  Lithuania is a semi presidential republic, that restored its independence and democracy in 1990. Since then, very important reforms were made and Lithuania is now declared as a democratic state that grants the human rights.
  The Constitution that was adopted in 1992 declares that the leader of the country is the President, who must be elected to take office. The elections are held every 5 years. If the President breaks their oath, they can be forced to resign by the Parliament. The President also represents Lithuania abroad and is the commander-in-chief.
  The legislative power of Lithuania is called the Seimas, or Parliament. There are 141 members of Seimas who are elected for 4-year-terms. Seimas passes the laws that must be executed by the government, that is formed in Seimas and it must be accepted by the President. The Prime Minister is set and fired by the President.
  The justice is under the power of the courts. The supreme court in Lithuania is the Constitutional Court.
caption: Valdas Adamkus, a former President and US vice-president Dick Cheney in Vilnius
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