Municipal elections in Lithuania were held on 5 March 2023.
Election system
Size of cabinet in each municipality varies depending on populations. Lowest population municipalities with up to 5,000 inhabitants have 15 seats, while largest municipalities with over 500,000 inhabitants have 51 seats.
During mayoral elections, a single candidate must receive over 50% in first round, otherwise the top two candidates will participate in second round. If turnout is less than 40% in specific municipality, the candidate must receive at least 20% of all registered votes to win the title.
Changes in regulations
New Lithuanian Elections Codecs came into power on 1 September 2022. With new regulations all elected mayors no longer will have a seat in the municipality cabinet and number of mayoral terms capped to maximum three.