Russian Born Millionaire Wins Lithuania Ballot
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Lithuanian election officials say a party led by a Russian-born millionaire has won the initial round of the country&#39;s first parliamentary ballot since it joined the European Union and NATO earlier this year.
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Lithuania's prime minister backed early elections on Friday as his minority government struggles with rising inflation, a delayed project to decrease energy dependence on Russia and a restive opposition.
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After a fraudulent election, the Russian-oriented candidate, Viktor Yanukovych, was declared the winner.
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Lithuania closed its perfect preliminary round with a flourish, beating Australia, 100-85, yesterday in Athens.
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Moscow, Oct 11 (VNA) - Initial results show that the opposition Labour Party led by Viktor Uspaskich appeared to grab the most seats in Lithuania&#39;s 141-member parliament in the general election held on Sunday.
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At least 2.8 million ballots were rigged in favor of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the independent Ukrainian committee of voters (CVU) reported today to the daily business newsletter Ukrainian Journal.
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Lithuanian lawmakers ratified the newly signed European Union constitution Thursday, making one of the bloc's newest members the first country to approve the historic document.
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KEDAINIAI, Lithuania: Viktor Uspaskich, a Russian-born millionaire who is a new force in Lithuanian politics, makes no secret of his old ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom, which supplies all of Lithuania&#39;s gas, but says he has his adopted country&#39;s
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Lithuania s Labor Party, led by Russian-born millionaire Viktor Uspaskich, won the Baltic nation s general election after promising to boost social welfare in a country that joined the European Union in May, ...
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Lithuania's established parties closed ranks against a populist party led by a Russian-born millionaire as difficult negotiations got underway on forming a left-right &quot;rainbow&quot; coalition.
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The upstart party of a Russian-born tycoon and right-wing opposition parties were neck-and-neck in Lithuania's parliamentary elections, almost complete results showed.
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Lithuania&#39;s two biggest opposition parties claimed victory in elections yesterday, saying they would dominate a new cabinet in the former Soviet Baltic state after upsetting the Labor party and the governing coalition.
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A Russian-born tycoon's party is set to capture the most seats in Lithuania's parliament in second-round elections Sunday, making it likely he will enter a coalition government in this new EU member.
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VILNIUS  - Right-wing opposition parties won Lithuania&#39;s parliamentary elections, narrowly ahead of the populist party of a Russian-born tycoon, preliminary results showed.
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The opposition party of a Russian-born businessman takes the lead in Lithuania's general election, exit polls say.
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A millionaire soccer boss from Argentina's center-right opposition was elected mayor of Buenos Aires in a run-off vote on Sunday, defeating a candidate backed by President Nestor Kirchner.
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An opposition party led by an ethnic Russian businessman appears headed for victory in Sunday&#39;s Lithuanian parliamentary election.