The Social Democratic Party won the second round of the parliamentary elections in Lithuania, announced the election commission in Vilnius late last night, after the votes from almost all constituencies were counted, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
With 52 out of a total of 141 parliamentary seats, the opposition party is on its way to take power in Lithuania.
The ruling conservative Union "Fatherland", led by Prime Minister Ingrida Shimonite, emerged as the second largest party with 28 seats. The ruling party's liberal coalition partners fared poorly, with one of them failing to win a single seat in parliament.
The Social Democrats will now try to form a center-left coalition with two other opposition parties.
After the announcement of the results, the leader of the Union "Fatherland" Gabrielus Landsbergis admitted his defeat and congratulated the Social Democrats on their success.
The leader of the Social Democrats, Vilija Blinkevičiute, said: "The election results showed that the people of Lithuania, regardless of where they live - in the cities or in the villages - want change, they need a completely different government.
The new government, led by the Social Democrats, is likely to steer Lithuania in a new direction in domestic and social policy, although the country is expected to maintain its firm Euro-Atlantic stance on foreign policy and security issues, including strong support for Ukraine, DPA said. .
The voter turnout was just over 41%.
The victory of the Social Democrats was expected against the background of polls and the results of the first round two weeks ago.