MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the CEC, the country's Social Democratic Party ranks second with 15.44 percent of votes followed by Homeland Union – Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) which scores some 15 percent.
"The CEC provided preliminary results after processing results from 48 constituencies and 891 polling stations," the CEC said in a statement.
The voter turnout reached 49.90 percent in the elections.
A total of 141 seats in the national unicameral parliament are contested by 12 parties, two electoral blocs and 26 independent candidates.
According to Lithuania’s legislation, 70 lawmakers are elected in a nationwide constituency under a proportional system, and 71 lawmakers in single mandate constituencies under a majoritarian voting system.
