Lithuania · Government
Government and administration in Lithuania
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of State — President of the Republic
- Directly elected; shares executive power.
- Executive — Prime Minister and Government
- Accountable to the Seimas.
- Legislative — Seimas
- Single chamber of 141 members.
- Judicial — General and administrative courts plus the Constitutional Court
- Career judiciary.
How legislation is made
Bills are adopted by the Seimas and signed by the President, who may veto and return a bill for reconsideration.
Enforcement institutions
- Police of Lithuania
- Under the Police Department.
- Prosecutor General’s Office
- Directs criminal prosecution.
Government bodies and regulators
- judicialProsecutor General’s Office (Generalinė prokuratūra)Directs criminal prosecutions.
- executiveCentre of Registers (Registrų centras)Maintains company, real-property and other registers.
- executiveMigration Department (Migracijos departamentas)Administers residence and citizenship.
- executiveState Tax Inspectorate (VMI)Assesses and collects taxes.
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