Article 6MRDS Lithuania set for presidential election run-off with incumbent Nausėda clear favourite

Lithuania set for presidential election run-off with incumbent Nausėda clear favourite

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Lisa O'Carroll and agencies
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Results put Gitanas Nausda ahead but he will face Ingrida imonyt in a run-off election on 26 May

Lithuania's president, Gitanas Nausda, appears on course for a second term after an election dominated by the war in Ukraine and fears over neighbouring Russia.

Nausda was ahead with 46% after almost all votes from Sunday's election had been counted while prime minister Ingrida imonyt had 16%. As no candidate won more than 50% the pair will head to a run-off election on 26 May.

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