"Opposition may form Lithuania coalition" Associated Press, October 15, 2012
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Opposition populists and leftists in crisis-worn
Lithuania hinted they were prepared to form a government coalition
after an exit poll Sunday indicated their parties would take first and
second place in the country’s parliamentary elections.
Lithuania, having just emerged from a debilitating economic crisis,
is still beset with high unemployment — over 13 percent — and falling
living standards due in large part to higher energy costs.
Many voters put the blame for the woes squarely on the current
government, which took over in late 2008 and immediately implemented tax
hikes and spending cuts to stave off bankruptcy....
Yeah, turns out no one on the planet likes austerity for the $ake of banksters.
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"Social Democrats win Lithuania vote" Associated Press, October 29, 2012
VILNIUS, Lithuania — A center-left opposition party that campaigned
on promises to end budget cuts and increase social spending has won
Lithuania’s parliamentary election, according to a near-complete vote
count late Sunday, marking a defeat of four years of unpopular austerity
measures.
We will see what they do. Greece and France thought they went socialists, and all they got was $ociali$ts for bankers.
The Social Democrats, which governed from 2001 to 2008, vowed to form
a coalition government that would end current austerity policies. They
also promised to spend more to boost living standards in the small East
European nation, which in 2009 and 2010 saw one of Europe’s worst
recessions....
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