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2012 10 29

Social Democrats set to dominate Lithuania's next parliament

The opposition Social Democrats are set to become the largest parliamentary party in the new Lithuanian Seimas, according to preliminary election results.
Seimas
Seimas / Irmanto Gelūno / BNS nuotr.

The party won 16 seats in the first round of voting, and another secured 22 in the run-off, which gives the party 38 seats in the parliament.

The ruling Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats is expected to have 33 representatives in the parliament after the party won 13 seats in the first round, and another 20 candidates were elected in the run-off ballot.

The Labour Party, which secured 18 seats in the first round, is leading in 11 single-member constituencies. All in all, the Labour Party is expected to have a parliamentary group of 29 MPs.

The opposition Order and Justice Party won 6 seats in the first round and is about to secure five seats in the second round, bringing its total number of seatsto 11.

The ruling Liberal Movement won seven seats in the first round, and is leading in three constituencies in the run-offs, and will most probably have 10 seats in the parliament.

The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania won five seats in the first round. Its candidate Leonard Talmont was also elected in a single-mandate constituency in the first round. The party is leading in two constituencies, and the party is set to have 8 MPs.

The Path of Courage party has already secured seven seats. It has no leading candidates in the run-offs.

Independent candidates are also leading in three constituencies.

The new Seimas will temporarily have 140 members, as results in Zarasai-Visaginas constituency were invalidated following violations in the first round of voting, and new polls will be held there in some six months.

Seat alocation in Lithuania's 2012-2016 parliament
Parliamentary party Seats
Social Democratic Party 38
Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) 33
Labour Party 29
Order and Justice Party 11
Liberal Movement 10
Electoral Action of Poles 8
Path of Courage Party 7
Peasant and Greens Union 1
Independent MPs 3

 

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