Nausėda and Žemaitaitis remain Lithuania’s most trusted public figures

President Gitanas Nausėda and Remigijus Žemaitaitis, leader of the Nemuno aušra party, remain the public figures most often named as trustworthy, despite a drop in their ratings, a Baltic Surveys poll reported by LRT has found.

In September, 9.6% of respondents named Nausėda, down from 12.4% in June. Žemaitaitis was named by 8.2%, compared with 9% in June.

Former president Dalia Grybauskaitė ranked third, named by 5.5% of respondents, down from 5.7%. She was followed by parliamentarians Ingrida Šimonytė, with 5.3% (6.1% in June); Ignas Vėgėlė, with 4.3% (4.9%); and Laurynas Kasčiūnas, with 4.1% (3.5%). Public figure Andrius Tapinas was also named by 4.1%, down from 7.6%.

Former president Valdas Adamkus was named by 3.7%, compared with 5.2% in June. Parliamentarians Vytautas Sinica and Valius Ąžuolas received 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively; their June figures were 1.8% and 5.7%. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius ranked 11th, named by 2.8%, down from 5.5%.

Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas appeared on the list for the first time among the 24 public figures named by at least 1% of respondents, receiving 1.8%. Former Social Security and Labour Minister Jūratė Zailskienė was named by fewer than 1%.

Thirty percent of respondents said there were no public figures they trusted most or did not answer the question, up from 24% in June. Respondents named figures themselves. A total of 104 people were mentioned in September, compared with 110 in June.

The survey was conducted from September 23 to October 5, 2026. Researchers interviewed 1,025 residents aged 18 and over at 110 sampling points. The sample was representative of Lithuania’s population by gender, age, nationality and type of settlement.