Lithuania Votes for a President

Lithuanians are voting Sunday to elect a president. Incumbent Dalia Grybauskaite is widely expected to win a second term.  However, it is not clear if she will win enough votes to avoid a runoff later this month. The election comes amid Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.   Lithuania was ruled by Russia during the Cold War.  President Grybauskaite has welcomed the presence of NATO troops in Lithuania since the upheaval in Ukraine. The...

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