VILNIUS: Lithuanian Gitanas Nauseda seemed set to safe a second time period in workplace in a presidential election runoff on Sunday, partial outcomes confirmed, following a marketing campaign dominated by safety considerations within the European Union and Nato member subsequent to Russia.
The Baltic nation of two.8 million folks has been a staunch ally of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion.Like different international locations within the area, it worries it might be Moscow’s subsequent goal.
Nauseda, 60, a former senior economist with Swedish banking group SEB who isn’t affiliated with any social gathering, gained the primary spherical of the election on Could 12 with 44% of the votes, wanting the 50% he wanted for an outright victory.
Partial outcomes with some 30% of ballots counted confirmed him profitable 82% on Sunday, adopted by Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, 49, from the ruling centre-right Homeland Union social gathering that has been trailing in opinion polls. She was the one girl out of eight candidates within the first spherical and got here second with 20%.
Simply over half of Lithuanians imagine a Russian assault is feasible and even very seemingly, in keeping with a ELTA/Baltijos Tyrimai ballot performed between February and March. Russia has usually dismissed considerations that it would assault a Nato member.
Nauseda instructed a debate on Tuesday he sees Russia as an enemy. “Our enemies – who even name themselves our enemies, who’re enemies of us and all of the democratic world – are trying to destabilise our politics, and we should do all to withstand.”
Each Nauseda and Simonyte help growing defence spending to not less than 3% of Lithuania’s gross home product, from the two.75% deliberate for this yr.
The Baltic nation of two.8 million folks has been a staunch ally of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion.Like different international locations within the area, it worries it might be Moscow’s subsequent goal.
Nauseda, 60, a former senior economist with Swedish banking group SEB who isn’t affiliated with any social gathering, gained the primary spherical of the election on Could 12 with 44% of the votes, wanting the 50% he wanted for an outright victory.
Partial outcomes with some 30% of ballots counted confirmed him profitable 82% on Sunday, adopted by Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, 49, from the ruling centre-right Homeland Union social gathering that has been trailing in opinion polls. She was the one girl out of eight candidates within the first spherical and got here second with 20%.
Simply over half of Lithuanians imagine a Russian assault is feasible and even very seemingly, in keeping with a ELTA/Baltijos Tyrimai ballot performed between February and March. Russia has usually dismissed considerations that it would assault a Nato member.
Nauseda instructed a debate on Tuesday he sees Russia as an enemy. “Our enemies – who even name themselves our enemies, who’re enemies of us and all of the democratic world – are trying to destabilise our politics, and we should do all to withstand.”
Each Nauseda and Simonyte help growing defence spending to not less than 3% of Lithuania’s gross home product, from the two.75% deliberate for this yr.
