“The President of the Republic may not be a Member of the Seimas, may not hold any other office, and may not receive any remuneration other than the remuneration established for the President of the Republic and remuneration for creative activities. A person elected the President of the Republic must suspend his activities in political parties and political organisations until the beginning of a new campaign for the election of the President of the Republic.”
The President may not be a Member of the Seimas, hold any other office or receive any other pay, apart from the presidential salary and remuneration for creative activities. An elected President must suspend activity in political parties until the start of the next presidential election campaign.
A party leader who wins the presidential election suspends party membership and acts as a non-partisan Head of State for the whole term; if they were a Member of the Seimas, they give up the mandate.
Questions ask whether the President may be a Member of the Seimas (no) and whether the President may belong to a party (activity must be suspended). Remember the exception – pay for creative activities is allowed.
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