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The 2014 European Parliament election in Lithuania was an election of the
Lithuania. European Parliament Election 2014
/ref> The Order and Justice mainly won in northwest of the country.
The 2014 European Parliament election in Lithuania was an election of the delegation
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from Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
to the European Parliament
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in 2014. It was part of the wider 2014 European election.
Background
In 2013, Elections to the European Parliament Act introduced public election committees. Prior to these elections, only two public election committees collected signatures, but none of them collected enough signatures to be registered and take part in elections.Results
Analysis
Although opinion polls and pundits claimed for large Social Democratic Party victory, but elections were won by the Homeland Union by around 2,000 votes. The Homeland Union won only in six municipalities (includingVilnius
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and Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...
). The Social Democratic Party came at close second by the number of votes. The Liberal Movement
came third, but it won in two municipalities only (Klaipėda
Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuan ...
and Neringa)./ref> The Order and Justice mainly won in northwest of the country.
See also
*MEPs for Lithuania 2014–2019
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*Members of the European Parliament 2014–2019
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References
Lithuania
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European Parliament elections in Lithuania
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