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The referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities, held in Lithuania on Sunday, has failed due to a record-low turnout, according to figures from the country’s Central Electoral Commission.
referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities
referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities
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At 7 p.m., one hour till the closure of polling stations, only 10.92 percent of eligible voters had voted and 3.17 percent cast their votes during early voting.

“At 7 p.m., 356,000 people had voted,” Zenonas Vaigauskas, chairman of the election panel, told journalists.

There are over 2.532 million people eligible to vote in Lithu

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