Appendix 4. Relations Between the Local Largest Parties in the Councils and Mayors

Appendix 4. Relations between the Local Largest Parties in the Councils and Mayors

Municipalities parenthesized by < > had plural largest parties in the Councils. 1995 1997 2000 Mayors From Alytus C., Alytus R., Anyksciai, Birzai, Alytus C., Alytus R., Anyksciai, Neringa from the Conservatives Jonava, Jurbarkas, Kaisiadorys, Kaunas Druskininkai, Kaisiadorys, Kaunas C., Utena largest C., , Kelme, Klaipeda C., Kaunas R., Klaipeda R., Lazdijai, parties Kupiskis, Marijampole C., Mazeikiai, Neringa, Palanga, Marijampole R., Mazeikiai, Panevezys Panevezys C., Panevezys R., C., Plunge, Prienai, Raseiniai, , Prienai, Rokiskis, Siauliai Rokiskis, Skuodas, Siauliai C., Silale, C., Silale, Silute, Utena, Vilnius C. Silute, , Taurage, Telsiai, Ukmerge, Utena, Vilnius C. –30 cases --22 cases -- 2 case From others CDP: , Palanga, CDP: Liberty: Kaunas C. National Progress: Neringa LU: Svencionys CDP: Moletai, LU: CU: Joniskis, NU: Akmene, Polish: Salcininkai, Vilnius R. Polish: Salcininkai, Vilnius R. LU: Kaisiadorys, Klaipeda C., Plunge, LSDP: Birstonas Peasant: Ignalina Vilnius C. LDDP: Visaginas Peasant-Agr. bloc: Kedainiai DP: Kalvarija LSDP: Birstonas CU: Elektrenai, Joniskis, Kazlu Ruda, LDDP: Pakruojis, Visaginas Varena Polish: Salcininkai, Vilnius R. SL: Alytus C., Kedainiai, Klaipeda R., Mazeikiai, Prienai, Siauliai C., Svencionys, Telsiai Peasant-CDU1: Birzai, Siauliai R. Peasant: Ignalina, Jurbarkas, Kupiskis, Pagegiai, Panevezys R., Sakiai, Sirvintos, Ukmerge LSDP: Birstonas, Vilkaviskis LDDP: Anyksciai, Druskininkai, Kelme, , Pakruojis, --9 cases --11 cases Zarasai --41 cases In sum 39 cases 33 cases 43 cases Mayors Conservatives Prisoners: Kaunas R., Radviliskis CDP: Kretinga, , Plunge LDDP: Alytus R., Silale not from supported CDP: Klaipeda R., Panevezys R., NU: Akmene, Vilkaviskis the largest other parties’ CU: Sakiai parties, candidates NU: Moletai, LSDP: Trakai but the --7 cases --7 cases --2 cases largest Other cases CU supported Peasant: Kupiskis SL supported LU: Palanga, parties in Peasant supported CU: Rietavas the ruling --1 case SL supported LSDP: Radviliskis coalitions --3 cases In sum 7 cases 8 cases 5 cases Largest Conservatives CU: Trakai Prisoners: Ukmerge LDDP-SL-Women’s: Kaunas R. parties in were largest, Peasant: Ignalina CDP: Marijampole R., Raseiniai, SL: Lazdijai, Pasvalys the but defeated by Skuodas, Taurage CU: Panevezys C. opposition the L-C LU: Klaipeda C. coalition CU: Marijampole C., Peasant: Birzai, Jonava, Jurbarkas, Sirvintos LSDP: Radviliskis L-C coalition: Siauliai --2 cases --14 cases --4 cases LDDP was Joniskis, , Pakruojis, Cons.: , Zarasai Rokiskis, Visaginas largest, but Pasvalys, , , CDP : Kelme defeated by the , Varena, , R-C coalition Zarasai --10 cases --3 cases --2 cases Centrist parties The Peasant was defeated: Jonava, were largest Kretinga, , Silute but defeated SL was defeated: , Raseiniai, Taurage Polish was defeated: Trakai --8 cases In sum 12 cases 17 cases 14 cases Unknown or indefinite Akmene, Druskininkai, Lazdijai, Telsiai3 Siauliai R.2 4 cases

1 Christian Democratic Union. 2 Mayor V. Girnius’ was proposed by the largest coalition of Conservatives and “Prisoners”(11 deputies), but we could not determine mayor’s party affiliation. 3 See the footnote of Table 5.