Lithuania opposition set to oust leftists after polls

[WorldNews]

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Lithuania's opposition looked set to beat the ruling Social Democrats in round one of a general election, results showed Monday, suggesting a possible change in government for the Baltic eurozone state. With results in from 90 percent of polling stations, the national elections commission said the centrist Lithuanian Peasants and Green Union party (LPGU) garnered 22.3 percent of the vote, while the Homeland Union conservatives took 20.6 percent. Social Democrats finished third with 14.7 percent, in a huge blow for Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius ahead of the decisive October 23 run-off vote.

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