Lithuania – Legislative election (2nd round)

The second round of the election to the Seimas in Lithuania was held on 26 October. The combined results of the two ballots are as follows.

Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, 44 seats
National Resurrection Party, 16 seats
Liberals’ Movement of the Republic of Lithuania, 11 seats
Liberal and Centre Union, 8 seats
Order and Justice, 15 seats
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, 26 seats
Coalition Labour Party + Youth, 10 seats
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, 3 seats
Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, 3 seats
New Union (Social Liberals), 1 seat
Others, 0 seats

Baltic Times reports that the leaders of four centre-right parties have signed an agreement to form a government coalition. The parties are: the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the National Resurrection Party, the Liberal Movement, and the Liberal and Centrist Union. This would give the coalition 79/141 seats. The prospective PM is the leader of the Homeland Union, Andrius Kubilius.

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