Referendum on preservation of Lithuanian citizenship: what is important to know?

Šiauliai TVin 2024 April 30 15:23

Freeze frame

Etaplius.ltSource: Šiauliai Television

299726

A referendum will be held in May, the question of which is whether Lithuanian citizens who have acquired Lithuanian citizenship by birth will be able to keep it if they acquire the citizenship of another country friendly to Lithuania.

Those who left after 1990 March 11 and after acquiring the citizenship of another state, they lose the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania acquired by birth. This is how Lithuania loses about a thousand inhabitants every year.

May 12 together with the first round of the presidential elections, a referendum will be held on the preservation of the Lithuanian citizenship acquired at birth by acquiring the citizenship of another state friendly to Lithuania.

The referendum will be considered to have taken place if at least half of the country’s citizens agree to it.

More – in Šiauliai TV’s report:

It is strictly forbidden to use the information published on the Etaplius.lt news portal on other websites, media or elsewhere. It is forbidden to distribute Etaplius.lt material in any form without consent, and if consent is obtained, it is necessary to indicate the source of Etaplius.lt. This information is the property of Etaplius.lt. It can be distributed only after agreement with the portal’s editors. In order to obtain consent, you need to apply by e-mail. by mail [email protected]