US EditionSocial Democrats win round 1 of Lithuania’s election and aim to oust the conservative leader
- Lithuanians voted in the first round of parliamentary elections, possibly replacing the center-right coalition with Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties.
- Pollster Vilmorus indicates the Social Democratic Party, led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, would receive twice the votes of Šimonytė’s Homeland Union.
- Vilija Blinkevičiūtė announced plans to form a coalition with the Democratic Union, which won eight seats, and meet the Farmers and Greens Union, which secured six seats.
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MEP aims to lead Lithuania as Social Democrats win first election round
Lithuania’s Social Democrats prevailed in the first round of Vilnius’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. Leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, a member of the European Parliament, said she would quit as an MEP to take up the job of prime minister. The party’s 19-percent result allowed it to squeak past the current ruling conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) on 18 percent, according to preliminary results. In Lithuania, n…
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Social Democrats win round 1 of Lithuania's election and aim to oust the conservative leader
The opposition Social Democratic Party has emerged as the leader after Sunday’s first round of national elections in Lithuania and says it will start negotiations to form a new government with left-leaning parties, which would oust the center-right coalition that has ruled for the past four years.
Lithuanian Opposition Party Wins 1st Round of Parliamentary Elections - teleSUR English
Social Democratic Party secured 19.36 percent of votes and 18 out of 70 seats. On Sunday, preliminary data from the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission showed that Social Democratic Party won the first round of the parliamentary elections, securing 19.36 percent of votes and 18 out of 70 seats. RELATED: Belarus Deploys a Third of Army Along Border With Ukraine: Lukashenko The ruling conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democra…
In Lithuania, the signs point to a change of government: the opposition Social Democrats became the strongest force in the parliamentary elections. However, a second round of voting will follow.
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