Early voting draws 2.37% in Nalšia North constituency

Just 2.37% of voters in the Nalšia North constituency cast ballots during the first two days of early voting for a seat in Lithuania’s parliament, LRT reported, citing the Central Electoral Commission.

A total of 666 voters went to vote at municipal offices, while another 10 cast their ballots at Visaginas Hospital. Visaginas municipality recorded 355 voters, Ignalina district 302 and Zarasai district nine.

Voter turnout was highest in the Ignalina Centre, Ignalina, Banga and Draugystė polling districts. On Wednesday, voters cast ballots at Visaginas Hospital. On Thursday and Friday, election commission members will visit other healthcare and social care facilities in the constituency.

Eligible voters staying at the Visaginas Social Services Centre, Visaginas Social Care Home, Ignalina District Health Centre, Salakas Social Care Home and Mielagėnai Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis Parish Care Home will be able to vote. A total of 28,440 people are eligible to vote in the election.

Early voting continues on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the municipal offices in Ignalina, Visaginas and Zarasai. Election day is November 8.

Eleven candidates are running: Ignotas Adomavičius for Dawn of Nemunas; Giedrius Dainys for the Centre-Right Union; Gintautas Kindurys for the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union; Vladislavas Kondratovičius for the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party; Nikolajus Lebedevičius for the Lithuanian Regions Party; Maksimas Paukštė for the Freedom Party; Mėta Paulauskė for the Liberal Movement; Antanas Šakalis for the Union of Democrats “For Lithuania”; Andrejus Šildiajevas for the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats; Dalia Štraupaitė for the Union of the People and Justice; and Viktoras Voroninas for the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania-Christian Families Alliance.

The early election is being held after Jevgenijus Šuklinas, who represented the constituency in parliament, died in May.