LVŽS fields all sitting mayors for re-election

LRT reported that the council of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, known by its Lithuanian acronym LVŽS, approved 15 more mayoral candidates at a meeting on Saturday. All eight mayors currently representing the party will seek another term, according to the report.

“We approved all the candidates submitted by the local branches,” Ligita Girskienė, head of the LVŽS election campaign, told ELTA. She said the party’s full list of candidates for municipal councils and mayoral posts would be clear in October.

The newly approved candidates are Petras Valiūnas in Alytus District, Renata Sorakienė in Jonava District, Vincas Plikaitis in Kalvarija, Dalius Serafinas in Kėdainiai District, Romas Karmazinas in Klaipėda, Kęstutis Tumelis in Marijampolė, Edmundas Toliušis in Panevėžys District, Andriejus Stančikas in Plungė District, Lina Meilutė-Datkūnienė in Rokiškis District, Rudolfas Barauskas in Šilutė District, and Daiva Griškevičienė in Trakai District.

Incumbent mayors seeking another term are Kęstutis Tubis in Anykščiai District, Laimutis Ragaišis in Ignalina District, Bronius Markauskas in Klaipėda District and Česlovas Greičius in Šiauliai District.

Some mayoral candidates were approved at an LVŽS council meeting in April. They include Artūras Galakvoščius in Alytus, Raimondas Ivaškevičius in Elektrėnai, Eglė Blaževičienė in Kupiškis District, Darius Kubilius in Palanga, Danutė Jablonskytė-Raščė in Pasvalys District, Laimutė Jančiukienė in Prienai District and Jurgita Daubarienė in Utena District.

Other candidates approved in April are Arvydas Nekrošius in Raseiniai District, Statys Gutautas in Skuodas District, Raimondas Januševičius in Šakiai District and Erlandas Galaguz in Visaginas.

Municipal council and mayoral elections will take place in spring 2027. The campaigns of participating candidates will begin in September 2026.