Seimas elections

The elections have ended and we will continue to analyse the results for the next few days. Much has been said in other formats (most likely more will be), but with this entry I would like to summarise the first round of elections in the format of an awards ceremony.

The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats have a narrow lead over the Peasant and Green Union in the first round of the parliamentary elections, according to the latest preliminary results published by the Central Electoral Commission.

The results of the first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections could have been forged, says Waldemar Tomaszewski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, after the party secured seven mandates in the new parliament so far.

Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), believes that the party will be part of the future ruling coalition.

The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the Peasant and Green Union, which came in shoulder-to-shoulder in multi-member voting in Lithuania's parliamentary elections, will also be the main competitors in the single-member districts, as well – almost identical numbers of ...

Lithuania needs changes in areas, such as education, however, the important thing for business is that the parties triumphant in parliamentary elections do not undertake unpredictable decisions or radical changes of laws linked with economy, says Robertas Dargis, the president of the Lithuanian Indu...

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party, says he expected a higher support from the electorate, admitting that the party had failed to meet the expectations of some voters in connection to fast changes.

People of Lithuania voted for change, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in comment of the outcome of the first round of parliamentary elections.

The results of the Lithuanian parliamentary elections in multi-member voting shows fiasco for the ruling parties, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said in early hours of Monday.

The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union heads the first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections, closely followed by the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, according to preliminary results.

These parliamentary elections were considerably calmer than those in 2012, with fewer violations reported and fewer pre-trial investigations launched, Lithuanian Deputy Police Commissioner General Edvardas Šileris said on Sunday.

One always wants a higher voter turnout, but a voter's choice not to go to the polls has to be respected as well, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Sunday night, commenting on 49.9 percent voter turnout in the country's parliamentary elections.

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LZVS), says that his party will hold no coalition talks on the election night.

Lithuania's parliamentary elections on Sunday did not deliver any major surprises in terms of voter turnout, which reached around 50 percent, political analysts told BNS.

A lower voter turnout in Sunday's parliamentary elections signals the public's disappointment with the incumbent government, Gabrielius Landsbergis, leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), said after the polls closed on Sunday.

Lithuania's new parliament must promote economic development and ensure well-being for the nation, says the country's ex-president Valdas Adamkus.

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party, says he does not feel tired after four years of heading the government, adding that it is the voters' will that will determine whether the leadership will continue for another term.

The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats would not join a coalition with dishonest parties, the conservatives' leader Gabrielius Landsbergis said after casting his ballot in Vilnius on Sunday morning.