Šimonīte congratulates Nausėdas on his victory within the Lithuanian presidential election

“I wish to congratulate the elected president of Lithuania,” Šimonite instructed journalists.

She mentioned she would proceed working as prime minister on Monday.

Šimonite thanked for the help of those that voted for her, regardless of the calls of some politicians to not vote for her within the first spherical, to stop her from coming into the second a tour

She additionally mentioned that being prime minister has not made it simpler for her to run for president.

Nauseda, then again, admitted that the voters of Lithuania had given him an excellent mandate to belief.

“I perceive very effectively that I’ve to worth this belief,” Nauseda instructed reporters.

“Now that I’ve 5 years of labor expertise [prezidenta amatā]I imagine that I can use this treasure correctly, to start with, to attain the prosperity objectives of all Lithuanian folks,” he mentioned.

After counting the votes in 1778 out of 1895 polling stations, it was discovered that Nausėda gained 75.89% of the votes within the second spherical of the elections held on Sunday, whereas candidate conservative celebration “Tevzemes savienė – Lithuanian Christian Democrat” Šimonīte – 22.58% of the votes, in accordance with preliminary outcomes printed by the Central Election Fee.

The turnout was 49.61%.

It was already reported that Nausėda gained 43.95% of the votes within the first spherical held on Might 12, which included eight candidates, and Shimonite – 20.05% of the votes. The exercise within the first spherical was 59.95%.

Additionally 5 years in the past, within the second spherical of the presidential elections, Nausėda and Shimonīte, who was the candidate of the opposition conservatives at the moment, competed, and the unbiased economist candidate Nausēda gained with 66.53% of the votes, whereas Shimonīte obtained 33.47% of the votes. After the victory of the conservatives within the 2020 parliamentary elections, Šimonīte grew to become the prime minister.

The President of Lithuania is elected for a five-year time period and might maintain workplace for as much as two consecutive phrases.