Lithuanian Prime Minister sees no favourites in upcoming general election

"I'm not an oracle but at least a few parties will probably achieve nearly analogous results," Kubilius said in an interview published in the Veidas weekly magazine on Monday.

In his words, approach towards continuity of work will be one of the key principles in shaping the ruling coalition after the election.

"The main issue will not be who the winner of the elections is, but what coalitions emerge. Attitudes towards continuity of work will be one of the key principles of their formation," the prime minister said.

Kubilius said the post-election administration should seek to curb debt growth, continue energy infrastructure projects and seek economic modernization.

"It is vital to continue the financial policies we have had for the past few years. A surplus budget may be achieved during the next tenure, debt growth should be curbed," the prime minister added.

"Secondly, energy infrastructure projects should be continued to create an energy system favorable to consumers and boost competitive abilities of the state. This will be one of the fundamental elements of economic perspective for the nearest decade," Veidas cited Kubilius as saying.

"Thirdly, after recovering from the 2009-2010 global crisis, it is important to consistently seek economic modernization. Aims of becoming a center of high-tech services in the Nordic and Baltic region requires new initiatives and ideas to attract foreign capital and open doors for progress of young innovative businesses. We are seeing more of that," the prime minister said.

According to a survey carried out in April, opposition Labor Party currently heads popularity polls with support of 18 percent of the voters.

According to Vilmorus poll published in the Lietuvos Rytas daily, Social Democrats should secure 16 percent of the vote, while Order and Justice and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats should be supported by 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively.