A pro-Russian populist political party stumbled in Lithuanian parliamentary elections Sunday
Published:
25 October 2004 y., Monday
A new pro-Russian populist political party stumbled in elections Sunday, apparently failing to get enough support to win a stake in the government in the second and final round of parliamentary elections, a vote marked by record low turnout.
The Labor Party's strong first-round showing prompted the country's more established political parties to band together in an effort to defeat Labor, which they feared would steer Lithuania from its pro-Western track and back toward Moscow.
With more than 99 percent of the votes counted, 28 of the 66 seats up for grabs went to the largest traditional parties the Social Democrats, the New Union, the Conservative Fatherland Union and Liberal Center Union according to early estimates by the state Election Commission.
The final results will be announced Oct. 31, and the first session of the new parliament is scheduled to convene Nov. 15.
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