The results showed the majority of Lithuanian people would vote for the opposition social democrats giving them 14.2 percent of the vote, followed by the opposition Labor Party and the Order and Justice Party (13.3 and 11.2 percent respectively).
8.5 percent would vote for the ruling Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, and 6.1 percent would support another ruling party – the Liberal Movement.
Other parties would not meet the 5-percent minimum to get into parliament.
25 percent of Lithuanian people said they did not plan to vote, and 9.7 percent were undecided.
They survey of 1,008 people, aged 18-75, was carried out on 15-22 June.
2012 07 10
Pre-election polls predict failure for newly-established Drąsos Kelias party
If elections to the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania were held the upcoming Sunday, the Social Democratic Party, the Labor Party and the Order and Justice Party would get the most of the vote. Meanwhile the Drąsos Kelias (Path of Courage) party, linked to former Kaunas judge Neringa Venckienė, would not make it past the 5-percent threshold, according to a recent survey by public opinion and market research company Spinter Tyrimai for news website delfi.lt.
Founders of the Drąsos Kelias party / Irmanto Gelūno / BNS nuotr.
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