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Lithuania holds a run-off presidential election.

In Lithuania, the second round of the presidential election will occur this Sunday. During the initial vote held two weeks prior, incumbent Gitanas Nauseda gained 44% of the support, yet this was insufficient to achieve the absolute majority necessary for an immediate triumph. Nauseda will now...

Head of government Simonyte (l.) and President Nauseda
Head of government Simonyte (l.) and President Nauseda

Lithuania holds a run-off presidential election.

In 2019, Simonyte lost to Nauseda in a head-to-head election. Now, in the upcoming race, Nauseda is once again the lead contender. The 60-year-old, non-partisan Nauseda finds support from the Social Democrats. Simonyte, on the other hand, has led the EU and NATO member country in the Baltic region as a prime minister since 2020, helming a center-right coalition. Amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, security and defense take center-stage in this election campaign.

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Source: www.stern.de

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