Provincial and big city districts vote markedly differently, and later corrections from Vilnius and Kaunas are often substantial.
Now for the apparent true winner of the election, who is the populist Valinskas and what does he want and advocate? *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
Mr Valinskas is a popular quiz-showman (right from the 1990s), his wife is a singer. I do not know much about his party, nor I recognize names in the list. The short Lithuanian Wikipedia page says that his party contains many coleagues from arts-and show buisiness. But they promiss to end the Lithuanian political circus, rather than to let it loose. They would govern with anyone, except (emphatically) Darbo and Paksas' Order&Justice parties.
Lithuanian show-personalities often announce their interest in politics, not with serious apparences usually. At least one actor was running for a president. There are several TV satirical programs, seeking to touch politics regurlarly, but by now they are no less dumb than the politics.
I noticed an interest thing about absentee voting (see the "paštu" column here). Valinskas party was getting just 7.5% there, while Prunskiene's and socialliberal parties were aiming for the 5% barrier (and getting more absentee votes than any of the liberals). The conservatives were getting 23.5% of absentee votes. The LSDP and Darbo parties were getting 2% more there as well.
If I read your figures right, at least four parties needed in a coalition (apart from the I guess unlikely scenario of the three biggest parties joining). *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
