Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda won re-election by a landslide in a vote marked by defence concerns over neighbouring Russia, official results showed.
Lithuania 's President Gitanas Nauseda won re-election by a landslide in a vote marked by defence concerns over neighbouring Russia, official results showed.
"Now that I have five years of experience, I believe that I will certainly be able to use this jewel properly, first of all to achieve the goals of welfare for all the people of Lithuania," he said. While the candidates agree on defence, they share diverging views on Lithuania's relations with China, which have been strained for years over Taiwan.
"With the re-election of Gitanas Nauseda, we will see continuity in foreign and security policy, areas where the president will try to remain active," Rima Urbonaite, a political analyst at Mykolas Romeris university, told AFP.Vilnius fears it could be next in the crosshairs if Moscow were to win its war against Ukraine.
"I am confident that working together, we will ensure freedom, peace, and security in Ukraine, the Baltic states, and throughout our Europe," he added."He's an intelligent man, he speaks many languages, he's educated, he's a banker," the 67-year-old told AFP.Ms Simonyte, the 49-year-old candidate of the ruling conservatives, was running for president again after losing to Mr Nauseda in the last presidential ballot.
China, which considers self-ruled Taiwan a part of its territory, downgraded diplomatic relations with Vilnius and blocked its exports, leading some Lithuanian politicians to urge a restoration of relations for the sake of the economy.
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