Key Takeaways
- Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte advanced to the second round of the presidential election in Lithuania.
- The runoff is scheduled to take place on May 26.
- Nauseda and Simonyte have declared their intention to make a strong push for victory in the runoff.
Vilnius: Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of the presidential race in Lithuania, according to preliminary results.
According to the Central Electoral Commission, 1,895 stations reported the results, with 44.94% of voters supporting Nauseda and 19.25% supporting Simonyte.
Nauseda and Simonyte, each falling short of the 50 percent threshold needed to secure the presidency in Sunday’s first round, have both declared their advancement to the runoff.
The runoff is set to be held on May 26.
“Yes, I wanted to win in the first round, but apparently we’ll have the runoff. I am ready to make a strong push for victory in the runoff and I think I will succeed in doing so,” Nauseda told reporters early Monday.
“My key goal was probably to make it to the runoff and I think I have achieved it,” Simonyte told media.
Ignas Vegele, a lawyer and candidate for the presidency, announced that he did not make it to the second round of the elections.
Lithuanians also voted on Sunday in a referendum on amending the constitution to allow dual citizenship.
