Seimas

Lithuanian legislature

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The Seimas is the unicameral legislature of Lithuania. It is a parliamentary system where the Seimas consists of 141 members who are elected for four-year terms. The prime minister, who oversees the country's daily operations, is typically the leader of the Seimas's majority party and is formally appointed by the president. The president is directly elected for a five-year term.12

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…president and a legislature, the Seimas, under a parliamentary system. The Seimas consists of 141 members, who are elected to four-year terms. The prime minister, formally appointed by the president, oversees the country’s day-to-day affairs and is generally the leader of the Seimas’s majority party. The president is popularly elected…
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…president and a legislature, the Seimas, under a parliamentary system. The Seimas consists of 141 members, who are elected to four-year terms. The prime minister, formally appointed by the president, oversees the country’s day-to-day affairs and is generally the leader of the Seimas’s majority party. The president is popularly elected…
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