Lithuania begins official municipal election campaign

The official political campaign for Lithuania’s 2027 municipal elections began on October 7. With the elections scheduled for March 7, 2027, parties, political committees, and candidates are now permitted to publicly promote their programs and candidates.

In Alytus, the mayoral race is shaping up with several notable contenders. Tautvydas Džiautas of the Democratic Union ‘Vardan Lietuvos’ and Artūras Galakvoščius of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) have been named candidates. They will face the incumbent mayor, Nerijus Cesiulis, a Social Democrat who has held the position since 2019.

In the Jurbarkas district, Mayor Skirmantas Mockevičius has established a new political committee titled ‘Už Jurbarko krašto ateitį’ (For the Future of the Jurbarkas Region). Mockevičius, who previously ran as an independent, stated the committee was formed to build a dedicated team within the municipal council to facilitate faster decision-making processes.