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A. Šatevičius collected 31.82 percent. votes, and J. Narkevičius – 29.42 percent. votes.
The second round will take place in two weeks, on October 24.
The third place in the elections was held by the representative of the Social Democrats Dainius Narkevičius with 13.98 percent. Conservative candidate Jonas Kietavičius was fourth with 12.29 percent. votes.
Less than 10 percent voted for the remaining two candidates. voters.
Just over a third of all eligible voters voted in Trakai: 34.21 percent.
New elections were held in this municipality after the former mayor, the representative of the Liberal Movement Edita Rudelienė, became a member of the Seimas. He replaced Kęstutis Glaveckas, a signatory to the Law of March 11, who died in parliament at the end of April.
A special educator who has become a politician.
A. Šatevičius, 30, has been the director of the municipal administration since this year and has been a member of the municipal council since 2019.
A. Šatevičius, born in Lentvaris, obtained his higher education in 2017, having received the specialty of special pedagogue at the University of Šiauliai.
He has worked as a social worker at Lentvaris Children’s Care Home, as a special educator at Lentvaris Motiejus Šimelionis Gymnasium.
A. Šatevičius worked as youth affairs coordinator in the municipality in 2015 and spent two years in this position.
Later, he temporarily headed the Trakai District Municipality Pedagogical Psychology Service for another two years until he was elected to the municipal council.
A. Šatevičius declares that he has more than 13 thousand. 9.5 thousand euros of assets subject to registration and 9.5 thousand euros. euro.
In the questionnaire submitted to the Central Electoral Commission, the candidate indicates that he likes to actively dedicate his free time to nature, contact sports and thematic literature. He is married and has a son.
Administrators
Trakai-born J. Narkevičius has already worked in a local municipality, but is best known as a participant in national politics.
J. Narkevičius has been elected to the Seimas since 2008, has served as Vice President of Parliament and in 2019-2020 was Minister of Transport and Communications.
In 2020, without joining the Seimas of the current legislature, he was hired as an advisor to the party’s MP Česlav Olševskis.
J. Narkevičius started his career as a teacher, he got a job at the Šklėriai school in the Trakai district in 1983, after graduating from the Vilnius State Pedagogical Institute.
Four years later, he became the director of this school and held this position until 2001.
In 2001-2007, J. Narkevičius worked as Head of the Department of Education in the Vilnius District Municipality, then for a year he was the Deputy Director of the Vilnius City Municipality Administration.
The politician was also a member of the Trakai District Municipal Council for various terms.
J. Narkevičius has almost 327 thousand. Assets subject to registration for a value of 61 thousand euros. euros in cash, has been loaned for almost 37 thousand. euros.
The candidate states that he likes to play sports and spend his free time in nature. He is married and has two daughters.
In the second round of the Kelmė district mayor elections: I. Petkevičius and S. Jokubauskas
In the second round of the Kelmė district mayor election, Ildefonsas Petkevičius, who stood up, and Stasys Jokubauskas, nominated by the Social Democrats, entered the second round, according to data from the Central Election Commission published on Sunday by the night, obtained by counting votes in all districts.
I. Petkevičius collected 36.4 percent. votes, and S. Jokubauskas – 17.56 percent. votes.
The second round will take place in two weeks, on October 24.
Lithuanian Green Party candidate Lina Samulytė ranked third in the elections with 12.76 percent. Dalia Viliūnienė, representative of the Liberal Movement, with 10.81 percent. votes.
Conservative Egidijus Ūksas was fifth, with 10.66 percent. votes.
Less than 10 percent voted for the remaining three candidates. voters.
In the Kelmė election, just over a third of all eligible voters: 34.24 percent.
Elections in this municipality were called in June after the termination of the mandate of Mayor Vaclovas Andrulis, who was convicted of corruption.
A self-made farmer
I. Petkevičius, 63, who entered the second round and was born in the local village of Kušleikiai, is currently a member of the Kelmė District Municipal Council. He has been elected to the district council since the restoration of independence.
After graduating from the Academy of Agriculture in 1981, he worked as an engineer at the Kelmė District Agricultural Board and at the Stulgiai collective farm.
Five years later, I. Petkevičius became chairman of the board of the Želmiai collective farm in Kelmė district, and in 1992 he became chairman of the board of the local Kerkasiai agricultural company. He held this position until 2019.
The politician also claims that he is a member of various public and business organizations.
Declares to have more than 294 thousand. 78 thousand euros in assets subject to registration. Values in euros, works of art, jewelry and almost 41 thousand. euro.
In the questionnaire submitted to the Central Election Commission, I. Petkevičius states that he likes to travel and play sports, is married and has a son.
A school principal who turned to politics
Since 2019, S. Jokubauskas has been the head of the municipal administration of the Kelmė district since 2019.
Born in the village of Gaugariai, S. Jokubauskas acquired the specialty of professor of physics at the Šiauliai K. Preikšas Pedagogical Institute and immediately became a professor at the Šalteniai Basic School in Kelmė district.
Six years later, in 1990, he became the principal of this school and in 1992 he became the principal of another school, the Kražantė Progymnasium in Kelmė. He worked here for 13 years.
In 2015-2019, S. Jokubauskas worked in the municipality as head of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
Declares to have more than 41 thousand. 5,000 euros in assets subject to registration, almost. has taken a loan of one thousand euros.
The mayoral candidate says he likes spending time in nature, reading, traveling, driving, interested in motorcycles. He is also married and has a son.
Police: Elections in Kelmė and Trakai went smoothly, no violations were reported
Elections in Kelmė and Trakai districts went smoothly, with no violations, police announced Sunday.
“Today, I can say that there were no violations of the law related to the elections during the whole week,” Sigitas Šemis, chief of the Trakai police, told the press conference.
According to him, the police received only one report on election day, it was verified immediately, but the information about the rape was not confirmed.
According to S. Šemis, the reinforced forces, including the untrained officers, worked in the Trakai district for a whole week.
“We have to say that we are conscientious, honest and transparent,” the Trakai police chief said.
Ričardas Bracevičius, an official with the Kelmė District Police Commissariat, claimed that the police not only did not record any violations, but also did not receive any reports.
“The first such election is probably,” the official said.
Laimonas Petreikis, a representative of the White Gloves who observed the elections, affirmed that the organization registered around 15 minor violations in both municipalities, the majority related to the work of the electoral commissions.
According to him, the violations were related to the incorrect sealing of the ballot boxes or violations of political unrest.
However, L. Petreikis stated that the district commissions cooperated with the observers and took the comments into account.
“Baltosios glštinės” believes that the elections for the mayors of Kelmė and Trakai went smoothly and with sufficient transparency, “the non-governmental organization said.
Results – until midnight
The first round of elections for the mayors of the Trakai and Kelmė districts was held until Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
The general participation was 34.22 percent and it was similar in both municipalities.
“Voter turnout today was quite high in both municipalities,” said Jolanta Petkevičienė, president of the Central Election Commission.
According to her, votes should be counted before midnight.
Six candidates competed for the position of mayor of the Trakai district, eight fought for the position of the district of Kelmė.
Jonas Kietavičius, candidate of the Union of the Lithuanian Christian Homeland-Democrats, Adas Jakubauskas, candidate of the Lithuanian Peasants and Greens Union, Dainius Narkevičius of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, Andrius Šatevičius of the Liberal Movement, Jonas Kietlinis Ramūnas Aušr.
Egidijus Ūksas nominated by conservatives in Kelmė district, liberals – Dalia Viliūnienė, “peasants” – Juozas Rimkus, social democrats – Stasys Jokubauskas, labor parties – Algirdas Sakalauskas, Lithuanian green parties – Lina Samulytė, Public Election Committee “For Growing Kelmė “- Jolita and the self-proclaimed Ildefonsas Petkevičius.
New elections were held in Trakai after the former mayor, the representative of the Liberal Movement Edita Rudelienė, became a member of the Seimas. He replaced Kęstutis Glaveckas, a signatory to the Law of March 11, who died in parliament at the end of April.
The Kelmė District Mayor Election was held in June after the term of Kelmė District Mayor Vaclovas Andrulis, convicted of corruption, ended.
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