Mažeika to seek Marijampolė mayor’s office in 2027

Agriculture Minister Kęstutis Mažeika will run for mayor of Marijampolė municipality in next year’s local elections, LRT reported.

Mažeika, a member of the Democrats’ Union “For Lithuania,” said on Facebook on Saturday that he would lead the party’s list and seek the mayor’s office. He thanked his colleagues in the party’s Marijampolė branch for their confidence and encouragement.

Mažeika also ran for mayor in 2023, finishing second with 10.71% of the vote. Social Democrat Povilas Isoda won in the first round with 61.02%.

In 2019, Isoda and Mažeika contested the runoff. Isoda received 61.89% of the vote and Mažeika 38.11%.

Mažeika is also a member of parliament, elected in the Sūduva South single-member constituency. The next local elections are scheduled for March 7, 2027.