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Grybauskaitė calls the election results a vote for the Lithuania of the future, not the past
Vilnius, October 12 (BNS). During the first round of the Seimas elections, people chose the Lithuania of the future, not the Lithuania of the past, says outgoing president Dalia Grybauskaitė.
On the other hand, he regretted that voters have been even more passive this year than four years ago.
“As for the results, I would evaluate them as the wish of the people and vote for the future of Lithuania, not for the past, for freedom, not for bans and restrictions,” D. Grybauskaitė told BNS on Monday.
She said voter turnout was not rewarding.
“It was not gratifying that the level of participation was a little lower, although there are, of course, very objective reasons: the impact of the pandemic, but the fact that young people remain relatively more passive is really worrying,” said the president outgoing.
According to her, the decision to establish a Lithuanian single-member constituency of the world paid off.
According to D. Grybauskaitė, this is demonstrated by the greater number of citizens who usually vote abroad.
“I remember that 14 thousand, 15 thousand voted in my electoral periods. voters, and now there are many more. I am glad that we were able to slightly increase the activity and participation of our citizens living abroad in our elections, ”D. Grybauskaitė told BNS.
According to preliminary data, more than 30,000 people voted abroad this year. Lithuanian citizens.
D. Grybauskaitė urged the people to participate more actively in the second round of the Seimas elections on October 25.
“I really want to invite everyone more actively to move on to the second round. We must all dare to say: just have unhealthy bans and restrictions, look for enemies, think about the future of Lithuania and create a bright, strong, strong and bright Lithuania. transparent for all of us, vote for politicians who work for all of us, not just working in our pockets or standing, watching and working for the money of an individual oligarch, that’s why I would very much like to encourage people to come, to repeat once again that they are for the future of Lithuania, ”said the former head of state.
According to data from the Central Electoral Commission, 1 million people participated in the Seimas elections this year. 167 thousand 801 or 47.52 percent. voters.
The highest number of votes: 24.8 percent. – The Union of the Lithuanian Christian Homeland-Democrat received the opposition, the ruling Union of Peasants and Greens of Lithuania being second with 17.5 percent. votes. The Labor Party continues: 9.47 percent. Lithuanian Social Democratic Party: 9.26 percent, Freedom Party: 9.02 percent. and the Liberal Movement, 6.79 percent. Other parties did not exceed 5 percent. electoral barrier.
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