Lithuanians went to the polls on Sunday to choose their next president in a runoff between a former conservative finance minister and a political newcomer and to elect their European Parliament members.
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Some 140,228 people, or 5.78 percent of all eligible voters, cast their ballots during four days of early voting in Lithuania's presidential runoff and the European Parliament election.
Early voting in Lithuania's presidential runoff and European Parliament elections continues in municipal buildings and special post offices across the country and starts at Lithuania's embassies on Thursday.
Lithuania is fortunate to have two "worthy" candidates competing with each other to be elected president in Sunday's runoff, outgoing President Dalia Grybauskaite said on Tuesday.
Early voting in the presidential runoff and the European Parliament election started in Lithuania on Monday. Voting will take place from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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