Lithuania

Antagonism between Lithuania’s traditional parties either side of centre has precluded the formation of a rainbow coalition and opened the way for the populist Labour Party to form a government, alongside the centre-left parties of the outgoing administration. Investors will be calmed by the continuation of key ministers in their posts, including Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas. Furthermore, the inclusion of the left-wing Farmers and New Democracy Union provides the new government with a comfortable majority, as well as potentially diluting the influence of the

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