FILE PHOTO: Leader of Social Democrats Vilija Blinkeviciute speaks to the media after the first round of Lithuanian parliamentary elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 13, 2024. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/File Photo
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians head to the polls on Sunday to decide a parliamentary election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and potential threats from neighbouring Russia, with the opposition Social Democrats ahead after the first-round vote.
The Baltic country of 2.9 million people has a hybrid voting system in which half of parliament is elected by popular vote. The rest is decided in district-based run-off votes between the top two candidates, a process which favours the larger parties.
