Lithuanian presidential elections: voting ended

[Sonic]

Voting on Lithuanian President and municipalities ended 1 hour ago.
Tommorow early morning (Lithuanian time) votes should be counted, I will inform you more about the ending.

Here is the link to post with info about candidates:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68254&highlight=Lithuanian+elections

[Sonic]

First results of already counted votes (preliminar, in thousands of votes):

Valdas ADAMKUS - 15500
Rolandas PAKSAS - 11700
Artûras PAULAUSKAS - 6140
Vytautas ÐERËNAS - 4900

[Sonic]

Newer results:

Valdas ADAMKUS - ~20000 (30%)
Rolandas PAKSAS - ~15000 (23%)
Artûras PAULAUSKAS - ~9000 (14%)
Vytautas ÐERËNAS - ~6000 (9%)
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS holds the 5th place.

Last place - R. DAGYS - about 0,2% votes

[Stefu]

I think the winner's going to be Mr. Kauskouskiuskas. There must be someone with that name running there.

[Sonic]

No, there is no such candidate out of 17 candidates
Valdas ADAMKUS - 30,29%
Rolandas PAKSAS - 20,9%
Artûras PAULAUSKAS - 9,7%
Vytautas ÐERËNAS - 9,39%

[Sonic]

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS - 7%

[Az]

so what does each candidate stand for?

[Sonic]

Results from Kaono Apskritis (region):
Valdas ADAMKUS - 50%
Rolandas PAKSAS - second place
Vytautas ÐERËNAS - third place

So, if only Kaunas people would vote there would be no second round...

[Sonic]

Azazel, more on candidates in the link I gave (that was other thread in forums).
Short info on major candidates of 17 available:

Valdas ADAMKUS - current president, former emigrant to USA, led the nature preserving agency there. Former member of Center Union (Center political branch)

Rolandas PAKSAS - acrobatic pilot, was two times mayor of Vilnius (capital), two times prime minister (both times resigned). Member of Liberitarian Democratic party (slightly right)

Artûras PAULAUSKAS - former prosecutor, in second round of 1997 elections lost only by 1% of votes. represents Socialliberitarians (slight left). Current he is parliament director.

Vytautas ÐERËNAS - popular TV show star, candidated as a joke to make fun of presidential elections

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS - represents leading socialdemocrats (hard left), but is not the most popular candidate of that faction (the most popular - prime minister - refused to candidate).

Read in thread I gave link to about others...

Newest results.
Valdas ADAMKUS - 33,6%
Rolandas PAKSAS - 20,9%
Artûras PAULAUSKAS - 9,7%
Vytautas ÐERËNAS - 8,9%

[Sonic]

Here is that link:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68254

[Stefu]

I don't think it reflects too well to have a joke candidate getting 9% of the vote...

[Sonic]

Stefu, people are voting for him as a protest and politically immature persons are also voting on him... He is an absolute joke in fact, he was the only who didn't even had election program.

[Sonic]

Socialdemocrats (hard left) are winning in municipality elections in most places.

[Inverse Icarus]

well. i sure am glad that the global balance of power hasn't be shifted too much by this ever important election

[/jingo]

[Sonic]

Well, votes counted still not ended... Results should be clear in 2:00 AM Lithuanian time, however they will be recounted so final results will be known after 3 days or 5 days, while municipalitry election results - after 7-8 days. In January 5th there will be second round.