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Centre-left coalition wins Lithuanian general election
Leader of the Social Democratic Party Vilija Blinkeviciute speaks to the media while waiting for the results of the second round of Lithuania's parliamentary election, in an office in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 27, 2024

LITHUANIA’S centre-left opposition parties celebrated victory on Sunday after beating the right-wing ruling coalition in the final round of national elections.

The Social Democrats won 52 seats in the 141-seat parliament known as the Seimas, ending the four-year rule of the Homeland Union government led by right-wing Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte.

The Social Democrats will start talks on forming a majority cabinet with two smaller centre-left parties, the Democratic Union and the Union of Peasants & Greens, which won 14 and eight seats respectively. The coalition is expected to control at least 74 seats.

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