Poll: Zuokas and Benkunskas would advance to second round of mayoral election in Vilnius

With less than two weeks to go until municipal and mayoral elections, a poll commissioned by the Conservative party (TS-LKD) has revealed that the most realistic candidates to win the mayoral race in Vilnius city are Artūras Zuokas and Valdas Benkunskas as both of them are projected to advance to the second round of voting.

The poll conducted by Open Agency on 9-13 February shows that 23.6% of respondents would vote for Zuokas, the candidate of the Freedom and Justice Party and former mayor of Vilnius, while 17.9% would cast ballots for Benkunskas, the Conservative party’s nominee and incumbent Deputy Mayor.