Lithuanians vote in presidential election amid security fears in Baltic region

Gitanas Nausėda, the incumbent, has led polls in campaign focused on war in Ukraine and threat from Russia

Lithuanians are going to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election amid growing fears about Moscow and security in the Baltic region.

The incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda, a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its two-year war with Russia, is the clear favourite among the seven candidates after a campaign focusing on security concerns in the Baltic states, according to polls showing he had a 29% share of the country’s 2.5 million voters.