Mayoral mayhem drags on

  • 2003-06-19
  • Matt Kovalick
VILNIUSAfter three votes, two hospitalized council members and one historic regional court ruling, the Lithuanian capital still has no mayor.A vote to end the deadlock and elect a new mayor last week failed when the final tally resulted in a draw.Twenty-five of the 51 City Council members voted for former Mayor Arturas Zuokas, a Liberal Union coalition member, and 25 favored Social Democrat party nominee Gediminas Pavirzis, who was actually elected to the mayor's post in April but was prevented from assuming his duties by court order.The decisive 51st vote, which belonged to Polish Election...
 
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