Social Democrats Win Lithuania’s Election, Overcoming Center-Right Government

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By Liudas Dapkus / AP October 28, 2024 7:02 AM EDT VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania' s center-left opposition parties celebrated victory on Monday after prevailing over the center-right ruling coalition in the final round of national elections. With 100% of votes counted from  Sunday's polls , the Social Democrats won 52 seats in the 141-seat parliament, known as the Seimas, ending the four-year rule of the Homeland Union government led by conservative Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. The Social