2021 Social Democratic Party of Lithuania leadership election

2021 Social Democratic Party of Lithuania leadership election
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Nominee Vilija Blinkevičiūtė Juozas Olekas
Popular vote 4,515 3,421
Percentage 56.32% 43.68%
Chairperson before election

Gintautas Paluckas

 Elected Chairperson

Vilija Blinkevičiūtė

The 2021 Social Democratic Party of Lithuania leadership election took place on 3–9 May 2021 to elect the chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. It was the third direct leadership election in the party's history.

The party's previous chairman, Gintautas Paluckas, resigned on 22 January 2021, after the party's defeat in the 2020 parliamentary election.[1] Member of the European Parliament Vilija Blinkevičiūtė was elected as the party's chairwoman with 56 percent of the vote and became the party's first female leader in its history.[2]

  1. ^ "Paluckas atsistatydina iš Socialdemokratų partijos pirmininko pareigų". LRT (in Lithuanian). 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ Kapsevičius, Gytis (9 May 2021). "LSDP pirmininke taps Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, pagrindinis tikslas – rinkėjų ir jų pasitikėjimo susigrąžinimas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).