Polish president congratulates Lithuania’s Nausėda on election win

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has congratulated Gitanas Nausėda on winning a second term as president of Lithuania.

Gitanas Nausėda

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Nausėda on Sunday announced his re-election in the second round of a presidential ballot, following a campaign dominated by security concerns amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, news outlets reported.

Gitanas Nauseda wygrywa wybory prezydenckie na Litwie#PAPinformacjehttps://t.co/i48hSpJ5ZK

— PAP (@PAPinformacje) May 26, 2024

Duda said in an X post: "I congratulate my friend Gitanas Nausėda on his victory in Lithuania's presidential election. I am glad that we will be able to continue our excellent cooperation."

Sveikinu savo draugą @GitanasNauseda su pergale Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento rinkimuose! Džiaugiuosi, kad galėsime tęsti mūsų puikų bendradarbiavimą. 🇵🇱🤝🇱🇹

— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) May 26, 2024

Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nausėda. Photo: Marek Borawski/KPRP

Preliminary results from electoral officials showed Nausėda winning nearly 75 percent of the runoff vote, against around 24 percent for Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė from the ruling centre-right Homeland Union party, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Wybory prezydenckie na Litwie. Zwycięstwo Gitanasa Nausedy https://t.co/2lF59ykQ2b

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) May 26, 2024

Lithuania, a European Union and NATO member next door to Russia, has been a staunch ally of Ukraine since Moscow's 2022 invasion, the Reuters news agency reported.

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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters