The opposition is ahead after almost half the votes were counted in Lithuania’s parliamentary elections. This is reported with reference to the country’s Central Election Commission. TASS.
The opposition Social Democratic Party received 25.13% of the votes. The second place was taken by the Dawn in Neman party, which recently participated in the parliamentary elections and stood out with the anti-Semitic statements of its president, Remigijus Zemaitaitis. “Dawn on the Neman” received 18.65% of the votes.
The ruling conservative party “Fatherland Union – Christian Democrats of Lithuania” performed unsuccessfully. He comes in third place, receiving only 10.73% of the votes.
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Source: Gazeta
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