Contrary to Tomaszewski’s claims about unfair elections, watchdogs did not detect violations

Election watchdogs stress that they did not detect violations in the second round of mayoral elections in Vilnius district on 19 March. They suggest that the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KŠS) should provide evidence of irregularities and file an appeal after its leader Waldemar Tomaszewski claimed that 2023 municipal and mayoral elections were unfair.

On Sunday, Waldemar Urban, the mayoral candidate of the LLRA-KŠS, lost the race in Vilnius district to Social Democrat Robert Duchnevič. The party lost the mayoral seat in Vilnius district after three decades. Afterwards, the party’s leader MEP Tomaszewski claimed that elections were not free and that there were too many observers whose goal it was allegedly to hinder elections. He was also displeased that other parties and politicians endorsed the Social Democratic candidate.