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Now playing Next Lithuania Lithuania's parliament allows letters 'x', 'w' and 'q' in ID documents The bill, passed in a vote of 82 to 37 with three abstentions on Tuesday, will come into force if it is signed into law by President Gitanas Nausėda. 20/01/2022
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Now playing Next Lithuania Lithuania centre-right wins second round of legislative elections The conservative Homeland Union party, which got 25 per cent of the vote in the first round, took 49 of the 141 seats in parliament. 25/10/2020
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Russia’s war for influence in Lithuania is waged with TV and baseball Despite the Baltic country's bloody history with its Russian neighbour, there remain forces within Lithuania who would like to see it move away from Europe and towards Moscow. 13/10/2020
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