{"id":119632,"date":"2024-10-29T09:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119632"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:21:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:21:46","slug":"social-democrats-win-lithuanias-election-overcoming-center-right-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119632","title":{"rendered":"Social Democrats win Lithuania&#8217;s election, overcoming center-right government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/lithuania\">Lithuania\u2019<\/a><\/span> s center-left opposition parties celebrated victory on Monday after prevailing over the center-right ruling coalition in the final round of national elections.<\/p>\n<p>With 100% of votes counted from <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lithuania-parliamentary-election-new-government-92531b8be1c945c8f2029d4179de5ba3\">Sunday\u2019s polls<\/a><\/span>, the Social Democrats won 52 seats in the 141-seat parliament, known as the Seimas, ending the four-year rule of the Homeland Union government led by conservative Prime Minister Ingrida \u0160imonyt\u0117.<\/p>\n<p>The Social Democrats will start talks on forming a majority cabinet with two smaller center-left parties, the Democratic Union and the Union of Peasants and Greens, which won respectively 14 and 8 seats. The coalition is expected to control at least 74 seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u0160imonyt\u0117&#8217;s Homeland Union won only 28 seats in the two-round election.<\/p>\n<p>Vilija Blinkevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, who heads the Social Democrats, thanked supporters as a cheering crowd celebrated victory in downtown Vilnius on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very grateful to the people of Lithuania who were so active today voting for us\u201d she said adding that \u201cthe results have shown that the people want change, a completely different government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outcome was a surprise to the ruling conservatives, who were only two seats behind the Social Democrats after <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lithuania-election-government-coalition-070bb3f161f48aca712ec338984ac326\">the first round<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024 The year will test even the most robust democracies. Read more on what's to come here. Take a look at the 25 places where a change in leadership could resonate around the world. Keep track of the latest AP elections coverage from around the world here.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Analysts had predicted that Lithuania is set to continue a historic pattern where voters tend to look a different way every four years.<\/p>\n<p>\u0160imonyt\u0117 conceded, noting the pattern. \u201cIn Lithuania that\u2019s the way it is, every election we see the pendulum swinging in one direction or the other,\u201d she told reporters. \u201cWe respect the will of the voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vote in Lithuania, which borders Russia\u2019s Kaliningrad exclave to the west and Belarus to the east, came at a time when <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ukraine\">Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a><\/span> is fueling greater fears about Moscow\u2019s intentions, particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. <\/p>\n<p>Analysts say there won\u2019t be any significant change in Lithuania\u2019s foreign policy. The European Union and NATO member is a staunch supporter of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing government faced criticism for the strict measures it adopted during the pandemic, with many complaining that her government didn\u2019t do enough to help companies during lockdown. Others say thousands of people didn\u2019t have proper access to health care.<\/p>\n<p>\u0160imonyt\u0117 also has been lambasted for her handling of migrants arriving via <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/icc-lithuania-belarus-court-lukashenko-regime-44c222283c9d0f5529a3b8ee6e8d416f\">Belarus<\/a><\/span>. Lithuania has claimed its eastern neighbor, as well as <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia\">Russia<\/a><\/span>, was orchestrating the influx of people, mostly from Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Although the country has seen annual double-digit personal income growth and has one of the lowest inflation rates in the 27-nation bloc, most voters did not seem to be impressed.<\/p>\n<p>The results also mean that the new cabinet can be formed without the populist Nemuno Au\u0161ra party which came in third, with 20 seats. Its leader Remigijus \u017demaitaitis had to resign from parliament earlier this year for making antisemitic statements.<\/p>\n<p>Following the results, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania\u2019s foreign minister, announced his resignation from the leadership of Homeland Union and said he was leaving politics. <\/p>\n<p>Turnout on Sunday was 41.31%, among the highest for a runoff.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lithuania-parliamentary-election-new-government-blinkeviit-e7f3344f8e15c07f9a0d46d7f4cb9096\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) \u2014 Lithuania\u2019 s center-left opposition parties celebrated victory on Monday after prevailing over the center-right ruling coalition in the final round of national elections. 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