Lithuanian President Nauseda Wins Second Term in a Landslide
- Nauseda’s victory represents continuity in foreign policy
- President pledges to send training mission to Ukraine if asked
Gitanas Nauseda
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda was elected to a second term on Sunday as voters in the Baltic nation overwhelmingly backed continuity in foreign policy and a hard line on the threat of Russian aggression.
Nauseda won 74% of the vote in a runoff against his political rival Ingrida Simonyte, Lithuania’s prime minister, according to electoral commission.