Nemunas Dawn party ranks second in poll ratings

The Nemunas Dawn party led by ex-MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis is the second most popular party in Lithuania, the latest poll commissioned by the Lietuvos rytas news website finds. The party is supported by 11.6% of the voters in the run-up to the parliamentary elections due next week.

Pollster Vilmorus carried out a representative survey of residents on 13-21 September.

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) under the leadership of Vilija Blinkevičiūtė remains the most popular political force in the country, with 18.3% of the support.

Among those polled, 9.2% said they would vote for the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) led by Gabrielius Landsbergis if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday.

Two opposition parties, the Democrats For Lithuania led by Saulius Skvernelis and the Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) led by Aurelijus Veryga in the elections, enjoyed support from 6.6% and 6.3% respectively.

Among those polled, 5.2% said they would vote for the ruling Liberal Movement which was ranked sixth in the ratings. It is followed by the Regions Party with 2.8% of the vote.

In September, 8.5% of the respondents said they would not go to the polls at all, whereas more than a fifth (22%) were undecided who they would cast their ballot for.