The leader of the Social Democratic Party announced on Sunday that her party is leading in the polls for Lithuania’s second and final round of parliamentary elections. Voters headed to the ballots, as strict COVID-19 measures during the pandemic, political scandals involving several key members of the Cabinet, and an influx of migrants from neighboring Belarus have hurt the popularity of Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s government, which took office in 2020. “No matter where they live in big cities, towns or villages, they want change, they need a completely different government,” said Vilija…
