Seimas is the
Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this
legislative body are elected in individual constituencies (71), and the other half (70) are elected by nationwide vote according to
proportional representation. A party must receive at least 5% and a union of few parties at least 7% of the national vote to be represented in the Seimas.
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