LVŽS names 14 more mayoral candidates for 2027 elections

The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) has approved 14 more candidates for mayor in the 2027 municipal council and mayoral elections, LRT reported.

“We approved all the candidates submitted by the local branches,” Ligita Girskienė, head of the LVŽS election campaign, told ELTA.

Girskienė said all candidates put forward by the party for the municipal council and mayoral elections would be known by 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.

Kęstutis Tubis will seek another term in Anykščiai District, Laimutis Ragaišis in Ignalina District and Česlovas Greičius in Šiauliai District.

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

Arvydas Nekrošius will seek another term in Raseiniai District, Statys Gutautas in Skuodas District, Raimondas Januševičius in Šakiai District and Erlandas Galaguz in Visaginas.

LVŽS currently holds mayoral positions in eight Lithuanian municipalities.

The municipal council and mayoral elections will take place in spring 2027. The political campaign for candidates taking part in the elections will begin in September 2026.