Lithuania's Social Democrats defeat conservatives in parliamentary elections

3 min read Baltic countries, Lithuania, Politics, Blinkeviciute, Nauseda, parliamentary elections, Russia, Simonyte

Lithuania’s centre-left Social Democrats (SD) emerged as the clear leaders in the country’s second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday 27 October, securing an initial 52 out of 141 seats, according to preliminary results. Voters were electing 63 constituency MPs under Lithuania’s mixed electoral system. Turnout was