VILNIUS, Lithuania: Lithuanians fed up with economic inequality and mass emigration began voting in round one of a tight general election Sunday, which could see the governing Social Democrats lose power. Wage growth and job creation have been key rallying cries for many candidates in this eurozone state of 2.9 million people. Opinion polls show two parties running neck-and-neck with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius’s leftists on 15.6 percent support. Five to eight parties are expected to pass the five percent threshold to enter parliament, signaling complicated coalition talks. Polls are open from 0400 GMT to 1700 GMT for 2.5 million registered voters, with no exit poll available and official results expected early Monday.

Source: Manila Times October 09, 2016 10:18 UTC