Voter turnout in the municipality of Klaipėda district (No. 21): number of precincts – 34, according to the data received from the precincts: 53,949 registered voters in the voter list, 32,162 (59.62%) participated in the elections, invalid ballots – 177 (0.55%) ), valid ballots – 31,985 (99.45%)
The results of the first round of the presidential election and the referendum of the Republic of Lithuania were presented at the press conference organized by the Central Election Commission on Monday. They were happy that this was one of the most active elections in terms of the number of voters, in which over 1.4 million people participated. voters. Gitanas Nausėda and Ingrida Šimonytė made it to the second round.
The third most active election in history
It was presented at the press conference that there are slightly more than 2.4 million voters on the voter list. voters, they could vote in 1,895 polling stations, 52 embassies and consular offices of the Republic of Lithuania, and 9 polling stations were established in those countries with larger Lithuanian communities.
More than 270,000 people voted in advance in the early voting, a week before the elections from Tuesday. voters, that is 11.59 percent. of all voters. “Yesterday (Sunday – official post) over 1.2 million people voted. voters, a total of 1.4 million voted voter turnout and total voter turnout in the presidential election is 59.28 percent, slightly lower in the referendum – 58.96 percent. The most active voters, traditionally, voted on Sunday between 10:00 and 13:00, during these 3 hours more than 16% voted. voters,” Lina Petronienė, head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), said at the press conference.
This is the eighth election in independent Lithuania, the third election in terms of activity. More active elections were held in 1992 after the restoration of Independence and in 1997, when over 70 percent voted. voters. The lowest activity was in 2004, when it did not even reach 50%, but then it increased consistently, and this year is one of the most active.
“This shows that voters increasingly understand that by participating in elections, they can contribute to the development of the future of the state,” noted CEC Chairperson L. Petronienė.
There are no final results yet
Votes for the last election precincts were received on Monday after 6:00 a.m. morning, the results of voting abroad are still awaited, because those who voted abroad could send their ballots to embassies by mail until yesterday. Therefore, the final results of the 1st round of the LR presidential elections and the referendum will be confirmed on Sunday.
The Chairperson of the CEC presented that, comparing this referendum with the 2019 referendum, more voters participated this year and more of them spoke in favor of amending Article 12 of the Constitution. According to preliminary data, over 1.4 million people voted in the referendum. of voters, more than a million were in favor of the change, which is 57 thousand. more voters than in 2019, this difference may increase.
“All our efforts and work would be in vain if the voters did not exercise their right to vote, if they did not come to vote. We are extremely pleased with the turnout in this year’s elections and thank the voters for their turnout, for their time, for the fact that they chose to contribute to the creation of Lithuania’s future”, said L. Petronienė.
About 15 thousand people ensured smooth work in the elections. More than 2,000 members of the Chief Election Commission watched the elections. voters.
Prepared by Gabriele ČIUNKAITĖ
Photo by A. VALAIČIOS.
Voter turnout in the municipality of Klaipėda district (No. 21): number of precincts – 34, according to the data received from the precincts: 53,949 registered voters in the voter list, 32,162 (59.62%) participated in the elections, invalid ballots – 177 (0.55%) ), valid ballots – 31,985 (99.45%).
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