Social Democrats won 52 seats in the 141-seat parliament, ending the four-year rule of the Homeland Union government led by conservative Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė
Leader of the Social Democratic Party Vilija Blinkeviciute speaks to the press at a polling station during a second round of voting in parliamentary election, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Oct. 27.Lithuania’s centre-left opposition parties celebrated victory on Monday after prevailing over the centre-right ruling coalition in the final round of national elections.
“I am very grateful to the people of Lithuania who were so active today voting for us” she said adding that “the results have shown that the people want change, a completely different government.” Šimonytė conceded, noting the pattern. “In Lithuania that’s the way it is, every election we see the pendulum swinging in one direction or the other,” she told reporters. “We respect the will of the voters.”
The outgoing government faced criticism for the strict measures it adopted during the pandemic, with many complaining that her government didn’t do enough to help companies during lockdown. Others say thousands of people didn’t have proper access to health care.
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