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The Seimas (full name: Seimas of the Lithuanian Republic, ) is the unicameral 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 multi-party union at least 7%, of the national vote to be represented in the Seimas. The word "Seimas" comes from a Lithuanian word "Sueiga, suėjimas", which means gathering or meeting.

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Seimas Palace

Seimas Palace () was designed by architects Algimantas Nasvytis, his brother Vytautas Nasvytis, and Robertas Stasėnas. Tomas Venclova. Vilnius. R. Paknys Publishing House, Vilnius, 2002, p. 191.

Speakers of the Seimas

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