Gitanas Nausėda, a former central banker and political independent, surged to a decisive victory in the second round of Lithuania’s presidential elections, held on May 26, garnering 66.72% of the vote and winning in every single electoral district. The scope of his victory was unexpected, since his opponent Ingrida Šimonytė, a former Finance Minister supported by the opposition Conservatives (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, HU-LCD) had secured 31.31% in the first round, beating Nausėda by less than 0.5% of the vote. However, Nausėda’s popularity is not as o...
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.
In case you don't have a subscription yet - please visit our
SUBSCRIPTION section
