parliamentary elections

Vilnius, Oct 14 (IANS) Lithuanian Social Democratic Party won the first round of the parliamentary elections, securing 19.36 per cent of votes and 18 out of 70 seats, preliminary data from the Central Electoral Commission showed on Monday morning. The ruling conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats won 17.96 per cent of the vote and 17 seats in the parliament, reports Xinhua news agency. The Dawn of the Nemunas (Nemuno Ausra), a newly registered party of Remigijus Zemaitaitis, came in third with 14.99 per cent of the vote, securing 14 seats. The Democratic Union For Lithuania, also a first-time participant in…

Seoul, April 10, South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from local broadcaster JTBC showed Wednesday. The Democratic Party and its satellite party were projected to secure 168-193 seats, including the directly-contested constituency seats and the proportional representation (PR) slots, Xinhua news agency reported. The ruling conservative People Power Party and its satellite party were estimated to win 87-111 parliamentary seats. The quadrennial polls for 300 members of the National Assembly were carried out at 14,259 voting stations across the Asian country to let voters cast ballots for 254 constituency seats…