D. Žalimas collected 20 thousand. signatures for presidential candidacy

On Wednesday followingnoon, 20,000 people had already signed for D. Žalima on the voter’s page administered by the Central Election Commission (CEC). voters and he became the second contender who preliminarily secured his way to the next stage.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, the representative of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), has requested 20,000 candidates for candidacy. collected signatures already on the first day following the collection of signatures started last week.

She also asked to stop collecting signatures following crossing 33,000. limit, the signatures collected by her are currently being checked. Citizens of Lithuania who have the right to vote can support the applicant.

All other applicants still lack electronic signatures, the closest to the goal is President Gitanas Nausėda, who is seeking a second term – his candidacy has already been supported by over 16,000 people online. voters.

More than 12,000 people have signed electronically for lawyer Ignas Vēgėlė, who is seeking to set himself up on his own. voters.

Doctor Eduardas Vaitkäs, who is trying to establish himself, was supported by more than 9 thousand. voters, MP Remigijius Žemaitaitis – over 8 thousand. voters.

The former Minister of Health, MP Aurelijus Veryga, nominated by the Union of Lithuanian Peasants and Greens, has collected over 6,000. signatures.

Giedrim Jeglinskas, the former Deputy Minister of National Defense and Deputy Secretary General of NATO, nominated by the Democratic Union “Vardan Lietuvos” was also supported by over 5 thousand. voters.

Former army commander Valdas Tutkus has collected over 5,000, the head of the Labor Party, Seimas Vice-Chairman Andrius Mazuronis – over 2,000. signatures.

The last to start collecting signatures, Arūnas Rimkus, who is seeking to run for office on his own, has over 500 signatures from voters supporting his candidacy.

Politicians who want to compete for the post of president must collect at least 20,000. voters’ signatures to be registered as candidates.

Signatures can be collected until March 28. They began to be collected this week by applicants who submitted application documents, currently there are 11 out of 14.

A Lithuanian citizen with the right to vote can support one candidate, several of them or all of them with his signature, but only one signature can be made for each candidate.

The remaining three participants in the political campaign, Zenon Andrulėnais, Gintautas Kniukšta and Žilvinis Treigis, will be issued signature collection sheets and will be given the opportunity to support them online if they submit statement documents.

Among the application documents, applicants must submit a certificate of the paid presidential election deposit of 8,995 euros. Deposits must be paid by prospective candidates from a personal account, they will be returned if candidates collect at least 7 percent. votes, will submit financial statements and will not commit gross violations.

Application documents can be submitted until March 8.