Lithuania's presidential election

[Ülev]

Over 90 thousand Lithuanians cast ballots in first 3 days of early voting

Read more: https://en.delfi.lt/politics/over-90....d?id=81119843

[Satem]

Top contenders include centre-left Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, conservative-backed ex-finance minister Ingrida Simonyte and independent economist Gitanas Nauseda.

The main centre-right contender, Simonyte is popular among wealthy, educated urban voters while the populist accents of Skvernelis's campaign resonate with the rural poor.

Nauseda is offering a catch-all option across the rich-poor divide in the formerly Soviet-ruled country of 2.8 million people battling sharp population decline.

https://www.france24.com/en/20190510...-new-president

[Satem]

Partial results suggest that prominent economist Gitanas Nauseda topped the first round, followed by former Finance Minister Ingrida Simonyte.

The pair will face each other in a run-off at the end of the month.

[Westbrook]

This is like the opposite of American/Anglo politics

https://www.france24.com/en/20190510...-new-president

How does EU help them against Russia?

All candidates strongly support EU and NATO membership as bulwarks to deter neighbouring Russia.

This might be one of the dumbest things I've ever read

But poverty and income inequality remain among the highest in the EU, largely due to weak progressive taxation. Brussels has urged Vilnius to use strong economic growth exceeding three percent to broaden its tax base and spend more on social policy.

[Ülev]

Lithuania's Nauseda wins presidential election

https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/26/...ntial-election

[Ülev]

Išrinktasis prezidentas G. Nausėda kreipėsi į tautą: „Dabar tikrai bus kitaip“

https://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvosdiena/...aip--10509147/