Union of Nation and Justice names three more mayoral candidates

The Union of Nation and Justice has approved three more candidates for the 2027 municipal elections, LRT reported. Raimondas Grinevičius will run in Marijampolė, Martynas Bražas in Mažeikiai and Alina Klimovič in Druskininkai.

Grinevičius chairs the Lithuanian Families Movement. Bražas is a businessman and head of the party’s Mažeikiai branch, while Klimovič is a lawyer.

The party has now approved 16 mayoral candidates. In the capital, it will run journalist Kristupas Krivickas; in Kaunas, member of parliament Rimas Jonas Jankūnas; and in Klaipėda, former MP Naglis Puteikis. Other candidates include Kaunas District Municipal Council member Artūras Orlauskas, former Klaipėda District mayor Sigitas Karbauskas, former Biržai mayor Valdemaras Valkiūnas and member of the European Parliament Petras Gražulis, who will run in Lazdijai District.

The party will also be represented by local councillors and branch leaders in other municipalities: Egidijus Visockas in Prienai, Algirdas Bacevičius in Telšiai, Gediminas Lipnevičius in Radviliškis, Algimantas Birbilas in Panevėžys District, Gintautas Šimonėlis in Utena and Edmundas Jasiūnas in Pasvalys. Valkiūnas has been appointed head of the party’s election campaign team.

Municipal council and mayoral elections are scheduled for spring 2027. The political campaign for candidates taking part in the elections began in September 2026.