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Social Democrats win most mayoral seats in Lithuania’s local elections

Lithuania’s municipal elections ended on Sunday. They were the most successful for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), w...

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‘Europe doesn’t understand us’: Interview with famous Ukrainian commander killed in Bakhmut

Ukraine is mourning the death of Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, a decorated soldier and the country’s youngest commander better kno...

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Seimas Speaker says Liberals Movement ‘on the right track’ as it wins 9 mayoral seats

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, leader of the Liberals Movement, is very pleased with her party winning 9 mayoral seats which shows that the Liberals are “on the right track.”

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Tubis elected Anykščiai mayor after controversial decisions by election watchdog

Kęstutis Tubis of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) was elected Anykščiai mayor with 51.86% of support in the second round of elections held on Sunday, the VRK said.

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Zuokas congratulates Benkunskas on wining Vilnius mayoral race

Vilnius mayoral candidate Artūras Zuokas has congratulated his rival Valdas Benkunskas on winning the Vilnius mayor’s seat.

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Urban, Vilnius district mayoral candidate, says focus is not only on Polish voters

Vilnius district mayoral candidate Waldemar Urban, of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KŠS), says he is supported not only by the voters of Polish ethnicity, expecting to “unite everyone” in the growing district.

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Benkunskas elected mayor of Vilnius

On Sunday, Vilnius mayoral candidate Artūras Zuokas of the Freedom and Justice party conceded defeat to conservative Val...

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Zuokas concedes defeat in Vilnius mayoral election

On Sunday, Vilnius mayoral candidate Artūras Zuokas of the Freedom and Justice party conceded defeat to conservative Val...

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Duchnevič hopeful to catch up with Urban in Vilnius district mayoral race

Robert Duchnevič, Vilnius district mayoral candidate of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), says he hopes at least to catch up with Waldemar Urban of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KŠS) as he says he is being “realistic” in his ambitions.

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Zuokas set to start working before inauguration if he wins Vilnius mayor’s seat

Vilnius mayoral candidate Artūras Zuokas, of the Freedom and Justice Party, hopes for the best result in the elections as he and his team have done “everything they could”, saying he is ready to begin working even before the official inauguration if he won.

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Benkunskas expects a victorious night

Valdas Benkunskas, mayoral nominee of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), says he expects a victory in his quest for Vilnius mayor’s seat.

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Voter turnout at 45.82% as election day ends

The overall voter turnout in the second round of 2023 mayoral elections in Lithuania stood at 45.82% by 8 p.m. Sunday, when the polling stations closed, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) said.

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Freedom and Justice angry with election watchdog’s decision on party’s observers

The Freedom and Justice Party resents the Central Electoral Commission’s (VRK) decision to withdraw the possibility for its election observers to work at polling districts.

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White Gloves records over 100 election irregularities, mostly in Trakai district

NGO White Gloves (Baltosios pirštinės) says its observers have recorded more than 100 irregularities at polling districts on election day, mostly in the district of Trakai and city of Vilnius.

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Ballots close in Lithuania’s runoff mayoral elections

On Sunday, residents of 34 municipalities in Lithuania voted in the runoff mayoral elections.

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