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First direct mayoral elections successful for Lithuania’s social democrats

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party was triumphant in the country’s first direct mayoral elections, show preliminary data published by the Central Electoral Commission. […]

Vilnius City Municipality
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Parties weigh strategies and options before mayoral run-offs in Vilnius

After local elections in Lithuania last Sunday, the new Vilnius City Municipality Council will include 38 male and 12 female councillors. The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Russian Alliance Block of Valdemar Tomaševski delegated four women, the Liberal Movement, three, the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), two, and the remaining parties that were voted in will have one woman representative each. […]

Mantas Adomėnas, Remigijus Šimašius
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Liberals and conservatives agree on coalition in Vilnius

Representatives of the Liberal Movement and the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats agreed on Monday to seek setting up a ruling coalition in the capital city Vilnius. […]

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Lithuania’s Liberals catch up with Conservatives in polls

The Liberal Movement of Lithuania can boast its most impressive and sustainable rating leap, say political experts referring to sociological research. […]

Mykolas Majauskas
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