(ANSA-AFP) - VILNIUS, 26 OTT - Lithuania's centre-right
opposition came first in parliamentary elections on Sunday after
a campaign overshadowed by the pandemic, opening the way for an
all-female coalition at the head of the Baltic state. The
conservative Homeland Union won 49 seats in the 141-member
parliament, while the ruling Lithuanian Peasants and Green Union
party took 32 seats, with most votes counted from the second
round run-off vote. Ex-finance minister Ingrida Simonyte, who is
the conservatives' candidate for prime minister, is now expected
to build a majority coalition with two liberal parties, which
won 12 and 11 seats respectively. Both of the liberal parties
are led by women. As well as mandatory masks and social
distancing in polling stations, the election featured drive-in
voting as part of safety measures amid record spikes in the
number of infections in the EU and NATO member state.
(ANSA-AFP).
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