| | Central Europe Review - Lithuania: Changing the Rules at the Half |
 | | Though the parliamentary elections in Lithuania are due in early October, the campaign has been in full swing since the end of the local elections back in March. |
 | | However, both parties, especially the Conservatives, have strong party loyalty and should clear the barrier [for more on this and a prediction of the October election results, see the detailed study by Nerijus Prekevičius and Terry Clark in this week's Baltics Special Issue]. |
 | | Surprisingly, some established parties would have been hit by this rule as well, leaving then Social Democratic leader Aloyzas Sakalas and current Centre Union head Romualdas Ozolas without mandate seats (though no doubt they were highly placed on their parties' lists). |
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