Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has welcomed voter turnout in the Seimas election runoff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that civic activity shows that special circumstances unite people.
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Voter turnout during the Lithuanian parliament election's runoff stood at 39.7 percent, Laura Matjosaityte, chair of the country's Central Electoral Commission, reported after polling stations closed on Sunday.
Several dozen voters braved the morning chill to queue outside a polling station in Vilnius' central Lukiskes Square as early voting in Lithuania's parliamentary runoff election started on Monday.
Friday is the last day when voters in Lithuania can vote early in the presidential election and two referendums on reducing the number of lawmakers and expanding dual citizenship.
Some 44,700 people, or 1.85 percent of all eligible voters, cast their ballots over the first two days of early voting in Lithuania's presidential election and two referendums on Monday and Tuesday.
Britų grupės „Pink Floyd“ gitaristas ir vokalistas Deividas Gilmoras teigė esąs "beveik užtikrintas", kad naujas grupės albumas bus paskutinis jų darbas, skelbia BBC.
Early voting in the referendum on a ban on sale of agricultural land to foreigners in Lithuania started on Wednesday. Voter turnout is considerably lower than during the recent presidential and EP elections, officials say.
