The political party „Nemuno aušra“ has officially approved its initial roster of 33 mayoral candidates for the upcoming municipal elections, stacking the ticket with 10 sitting members of parliament, according to an announcement published by the party on its official Facebook page.”
The party council finalized the nominations during a Wednesday session, positioning several prominent figures at the forefront of local municipal races across Lithuania. Among the chosen parliamentary figures stepping into the local executive contests are Karolis Neimantas, who will run for the mayoral seat in Kaunas, Saulius Bucevičius in the Kaunas district, and Lina Šukytė-Korsakė in Klaipėda. Additional parliamentary candidates include Kęstutis Bilius in Šiauliai, Vytautas Jucius in the Šilalė district, Daiva Žebelienė in the Šilutė district, Martynas Gedvilas in the Telšiai district, Tadas Sadauskis in the Tauragė district, Tomas Domarkas in Rietavas, and Mantas Poškus in the Radviliškio district.
Beyond the parliamentary roster, the party endorsed candidates for numerous other municipal posts. Dominykas Daugėla will run in Alytus city, Romas Černius in the Alytus district, Romas Pačinskas in Anykščiai, Darius Tadijošaitis in Elektrėnai, Gintaris Stoškus in Jurbarkas, Andrius Stanislovaitis in Kaišiadorys, Antanas Burinskas in Kalvarija, and Darius Petrukaitis in Kazlų Rūda. The lineup also features Nerijus Jakubauskas in Kėdainiai, Ildefonsas Petkevičius in Kelmė, Ina Štitilienė in the Klaipėda district, Donatas Valaitis in Kretinga, Audrius Graužys in Lazdijai, Živilė Butkė in Mažeikiai, Julius Limantas in Panevėžys, and Igoris Malinauskas in the Pasvalys district.
Rounding out the current selections, Vilius Pliuškis will contest the Rokiškis district, Laura Genčienė will run in Skuodas, Ričardas Lekavičius in Šakiai, Dalia Grakulskytė in Trakai, Gediminas Jakavonis in Varėna, Remigijus Gustaitis in Vilkaviškis, and Valdas Utka in the Zarasai district. Party leadership noted that decisions regarding remaining municipalities will be finalized at a later date, alongside plans to draft municipal council candidate lists and electoral programs.
While „Nemuno aušra“ leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis previously indicated ambitions to run for mayor in either Klaipėda or Palanga, his name was absent from the initial list of approved candidates. Party representatives indicated that the candidate for Palanga will be determined at a later stage.”
Direct mayoral and municipal council elections across Lithuania are scheduled to take place on March 7, 2027.
