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Social Democrats take lead in Lithuania’s general election with 90% of votes counted
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14/10/2024
On the campaign trail, the Social Democrats pledged to tackle rising inequality by hiking taxes on wealthier Lithuanians to pump more money into sectors like healthcare.
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The leader of Lithuania's Social Democrats says she'll try to form a majority coalition
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government as her party leads the exit polls in the first round of the country's parliamentary
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elections.
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Speaking in Vilnius, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė said the results showed that Lithuanians want
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change.
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On the campaign trail, the SD pledged to tackle rising inequality by hiking taxes on wealthier
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Lithuanians to pump more money into sectors like health care.
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Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonita has faced criticism for strict measures during the COVID-19
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pandemic, with many complaining that her government didn't do enough to help companies during
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lockdown.
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Others say thousands of people didn't have access to health care services.
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Šimonita has also been lambasted for her handling of migrants arriving via Belarus.
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National security is also a concern for Lithuania, which is part of the eastern flank of NATO
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and the European Union.
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Lithuania has been a staunch ally of Ukraine and a strong critic of the Russian invasion.
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Since the start of the war in February 2022, the Lithuanian government has provided military
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aid to Kiev.
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Officials said in September that Vilnius had provided 153 million euros in aid this year
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alone.
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The run-off vote is scheduled to take place on 27 October.
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