2015 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats leadership election


2015 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats leadership election determined the leader of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, who will stand as candidate for the office of Prime Minister in the subsequent parliamentary election, which took place on 9 October 2016 and 23 October 2016.

History

Andrius Kubilius, which had led the party since 2003, in March 2015 announced that he will not stand for leadership election.

Candidates

Summary of the 2015 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats leadership election results
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Aftermath

Gabrielius Landsbergis became party's leader on May 8, 2015 and led party to the Seimas elections of 2016, in which the party achieved its best result since 1996.