The Idea Of Political Representation In Lithuanian Political Imagination
The Idea Of Political Representation In Lithuanian Political Imagination

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to discuss the idea of political representation in Lithuanian political imagination. The starting point for a discussion is existence of two opposite doctrines of political representation: “independent mandate” and “imperative mandate”. Constitutional Court of Lithuania has decided that Constitution establishes the “independent mandate” for a political representative. Any institutional arrangements that tend to bind the independent judgment of a politician are unconstitutional. This article argues that the doctrine of independent mandate, however, does not adequately express the idea of political representation in Lithuanian political imagination. On the basis of discourse analysis, an alternative articulation of the image of a political representative is provided.

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