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Lithuania’s Social Democrats, winners in the October 27 elections, on Monday signed a three-party coalition deal in Vilnius that includes the new and controversial Dawn of Nemunas, whose leader has been accused of anti-Semitic statements. The Union of Democrats, which came second in the elections, is the third party in the agreement, which distributed the most important cabinet posts and portfolios. The coalition will have 86 seats in the 141-seat parliament. The inclusion of Dawn of Nemunas – contrary to pre-election pledges by the Social Democrats – has led to outrage both in the country and…

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