%, Liberal and Center Union 9.1%, Farmers and
New Democracy Union 6.6%, other 9%; seats by faction - Labor 29,
Homeland Union 26, Social Democrats 23, Civil Democracy (split from
Labor) 11, Liberal Movement (formerly Liberal Political Group) 11,
National Farmer's Union (formerly Farmers and New Democracy Union)
11, Social Liberal 10, Liberal Democrats 9, Liberal and Center Union
8, independents 3 (as of late-July 2006)

Judicial branch:
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges for
all courts appointed by the President

Political parties and leaders:
Civil Democracy Party [Viktor MUNTIANAS, chairman]; Electoral
Action of Lithuanian Poles [Valdemar TOMASZEVSKI, chairman];
National Farmer's Union [Kazimiera PRUNSKIENE, chairwoman]; Homeland
Union/Conservative Party or TS [Andrius KUBILIUS, chairman]; Labor
Party [Kestutis DAUKSYS, chairman]; Liberal and Center Union
[Arturas ZUOKAS, chairman]; Liberal Democratic Party [Rolandas
PAKSAS, chairman]; Liberal Movement [Petras AUSTREVICIUS, chairman];
Lithuanian Christian Democrats or LKD [Valentinas STUNDYS,
chairman]; Lithuanian People's Union for a Fair Lithuania [Julius
VESELKA, chairman]; Lithuanian Social Democratic Party [Algirdas
BRAZAUSKAS, chairman]; Social Liberal/New Union [Arturas PAULAUSKAS,
chairman]; Social Union of Christian Conservatives [Gediminas
VAGNORIUS, chairman]; Young Lithuania and New Nationalists
[Stanislovas BUSKEVICIUS, chairman]

Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA

International organization participation:
ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CE, EAPC, EBRD,
EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC,
MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kornelija
JURGAITIENE
chancery: 4590 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20007
telephone: [1] (202) 234-5860
FAX: [1] (202) 328-0466
consulate(s) general: Chicago, New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador John A. CLOUD
embassy: Akmenu Gatve 6, Vilnius, LT-03106
mailing address: American Embassy, Akmenu Gatve 6, Vilnius LT-03106
telephone: [370] (5) 2