Lithuanians to Oust Government as Austerity Fuels Exodus
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Lithuanians are set to oust their government after austerity measures intensified the Baltic nation’s deepest recession, sending unemployment and inequality to record highs and prompting an exodus of workers.
Voters go to the polls Oct. 14, with the opposition Social Democrats likely to lead a new coalition, a survey by Baltijos Tyrimai shows. A Cabinet will be formed after a second round of balloting on Oct. 28 in the single-mandate districts that comprise half of the 141-seat parliament. Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius’s Homeland Union-Christian Democrats poll third.