The Conservatives, led by Gabrielius Landsbergis, have been bouncing back to the 10% mark for several months. In February and January, 10.7% of the population supported the ruling party.
In the first months of this year, no significant changes were recorded in the assessment of Ramūnas Karbauskis (LVŽS). In January, the opposition party was supported by 7.7% of the population, and in February by 7%.
The Liberal Movement is also famous, with around 6% of the population supporting the party led by the Speaker of the Seimas in January and 5.8% in February.
The Democrats, Vardan Lietuvos (In the Name of Lithuania), led by former Prime Minister Sauliaus Skvernelis, continue to enjoy almost identical support. In January, 6.9% of respondents were inclined to vote for this political force, compared to 5.6% in February.
In January, 4.2% of respondents supported the party Nemuno Aušra (The Dawn of the Nemunas), founded by Remigijus Žemaitaitis, who has been accused of anti-Semitism, while in February, 4.5% of respondents admitted that they could vote for this new political force.
The ruling Freedom Party (4% in January and 3.8% in February) and the opposition Labours' Party (2.1% and 3.2%, respectively) are at the bottom of the ranking table.
Another 14% of the respondents said they would vote for another political force, 11% said they would not vote at all, and about one-fifth of the population (19.4%) said they did not know or did not answer the question.
People would like to see a still undecided Blinkevičiūtė as Head of Government
As in the party rankings, the public mood is still the same regarding who could be the best Head of Government. However, within the margin of error, there has been a symbolic rotation in the ranking table. Currently, according to the latest poll, the majority of the population would like Blinkevičiūtė, who speaks about her plans for the future in an enigmatic manner, to be Prime Minister.
10.3% of the population would like to see the leader of the LSDP to become a Prime Minister. In comparison, 9.8% of the survey participants considered the MEP to be the most suitable person to lead the Government in January.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė occupies the second place in the ranking table. In January, 11.2% of respondents saw her as the most suitable for the position, compared to 9% in February.
In January, 7.3% of respondents wanted to see ex-Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis returning to the Government House, compared to 6.1% in February.
According to the survey data, respondents from large cities and higher education levels are more likely to identify Šimonytė as the most suitable Prime Minister. In contrast, respondents from lower– and middle-income areas, middle education levels, and district centres are more likely to identify Blinkevičiūtė as the most suitable Prime Minister. The profile of Skvernelis' supporters is very similar to that of Ms Blinkevičiūtė.
Government performance continues to be viewed negatively
The population also assessed the performance of the current Cabinet of Ministers. Almost two-thirds of them – 63.7% – have a negative opinion of the Government headed by Šimonytė. The assessment was very similar in January. About one-third – 27.1% – of respondents take the opposite position. There was also no significant change in public opinion on this issue during the month.
On 18–25 February 2024, the public opinion and market research company Spinter tyrimai, commissioned by the news portal Delfi, conducted a public opinion poll. The population aged between 18 and 75 took part in the survey. A combined telephone and online survey method was used. One thousand seventeen respondents were interviewed. The distribution of participants by gender, age, and place of residence is proportional to the population distribution in Lithuania.
The survey results have a margin of error of 3.1%.
