Parliamentary elections in Lithuania

After the first round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania the composition of the future government is still unclear, but the daily newspaper Lietuvos Rytas is already pessimistic about the situation: "We will have the first government to rule a country without a nuclear power station and which is completely dependent on Russian oil and gas. We never had this kind of situation either in the cold winter of 1993 or the autumn of unemployment in 2000. From its very first days in power, the new government will face a stagnating economy and a rising budgetary deficit while the dissatisfaction of the people grows. The heating and electricity bills are going up, people are taking out more loans the conditions for which are becoming more stringent as a result of the financial crisis. On top of all this we're not getting anywhere with the university reform, the public health system is only just about staying afloat and the teachers' salaries have not been raised and nor will they be if the budget is not increased."

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