VILNIUS, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's parliamentary elections saw a voter turnout of 52.06 percent, up from 47.80 percent in 2020, according to preliminary data from the Central Electoral Commission (VRK).
A total of 1,740 candidates contested for seats in the 141-member Seimas, with 2.38 million citizens eligible to vote.
The elections use both single-seat and proportional representation systems, with a run-off scheduled for Oct. 27 if no candidate secures 20 percent of the vote in single-seat constituencies. ■