In Lithuania, voting has been started. Polls opened Sunday for the first round of Lithuania’s parliamentary election, where voters will choose 141 national lawmakers and the ruling four-party coalition is facing a stiff challenge from the opposition. Pre-election polls in the Baltic nation show the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, which now heads the coalition government, marginally ahead of the opposition conservative Homeland Union-Christian Democrats, the Social Democrats, the populist Labour party and the centre-right Liberal Movement.

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A recent increase in Covid-19 cases, rising virus-related unemployment and economic challenges are the important issues that have gained criticism of the current coalition government. Five or six parties are expected to cross the 5% threshold to enter the Seimas assembly but none is likely to get more than 20% support, so horse-trading talks to form a new governing coalition are very likely after the election. The recent sharp rise in coronavirus infections in Lithuania and new restrictions to fight the spread of Covid-19 may affect turnout among the country’s 2.4 million registered voters. Some 7.3% have already cast their ballots in early voting, according to the Central Electoral Commission.

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The second round of voting has been set for October 25 in constituencies where no candidate gets a majority. Many Lithuanians complain that the government did not do enough to help companies during the nation’s coronavirus lockdown, as the unemployment rate jumped from 9% in February to more than 14% in October. Others say the strict health regulations focused on fighting the virus left thousands of other patients without proper access to health services.

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