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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda secured a second five-year term with a landslide win in a run-off election held in the Baltic nation on Sunday. Nausėda won 75% of the vote after ballots from 90% of districts were counted, the electoral commission said. This gave Nausėda an unassailable lead over his rival, current Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. She conceded defeat and congratulated Nausėda on Sunday evening. “I would like to thank the Lithuanian people for their support,” said Nausėda at his election party. He said he had been given a “great mandate of trust” and thanked Šimonytė for a …

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