In Lithuania, the opposition Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won the elections. The party, which secured 52 seats in the 141-seat parliament, will form a coalition government with the Union of Lithuanian Democrats (Vardan Lietuvos) and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Lietuvos Valstieciu ir Zaliuju Sajunga).

In the second round of elections held today to determine the remaining 63 members of the parliament in Lithuania, LSDP emerged victorious. The party, which had garnered 20 seats in the first round, won an additional 32 seats in today’s elections.

With a total of 28 parliamentarians, LSDP trails behind the ruling Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats Party (TS-LKD), while the third place was secured by the Nemunas Dawn (Nemuno Ausra) party led by Remigijus Zemaitaitis, who is not hesitant to express anti-Semitic views. The Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission announced that the voter turnout dropped by 11% compared to the first round held on October 14, reaching 41.31%. The Union of Lithuanian Democrats won 14 seats, the Liberal Union 12, and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union 8 seats in the parliament.

Following the unofficial preliminary results, LSDP’s leader Vilija Blinkeviciute expressed gratitude to the Lithuanian citizens who voted for them, stating “The election results have shown that Lithuanians want change, they want a completely different government, regardless of whether they live in villages, towns, or cities.”

Vilija Blinkeviciute announced that they will hold talks with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Union of Lithuanian Democrats in the coming days to form a left-wing coalition government.