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Lithuania holds 1st round of parliamentary elections

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STORY: Lithuania holds 1st round of parliamentary elections
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 13, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:33
LOCATION: Vilnius
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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STORYLINE:

The first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections was held on Sunday.

A total of 1,740 candidates contested for seats in the 141-member Seimas, the country's unicameral parliament, for a four-year term.

About 2.38 million citizens were eligible to vote.

According to preliminary data from the Central Electoral Commission (VRK), the elections saw a voter turnout of 52.06 percent, up from 47.80 percent in 2020.

In the Seimas, 71 members are elected through single-seat constituencies in two rounds of voting, and the remaining 70 members are chosen by proportional representation from a single nationwide multi-seat constituency.
   
To enter the Seimas, a party must receive at least 5 percent of the total votes, while electoral coalitions need a minimum of 7 percent.
  
In single-seat constituencies, a candidate must secure at least 20 percent of all eligible votes to win outright. If no candidate achieves this threshold, the top two candidates will face a run-off on Oct. 27.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vilnius.
(XHTV)

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