Social Democrat leader says spending should be no less than party’s election manifesto pledge of 3.5% of GDP
Lithuania’s opposition Social Democratic party has promised to spend “as much money as is needed” on security and defence to counter a potential threat from Russia after it finished a comfortable first in Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
“Our election manifesto says it should be not less than 3.5% [of GDP], and this is unavoidable,” the Social Democrat leader and MEP, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, said on Monday after her centre-left party won 52 seats in the 141-member parliament.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/28/lithuania-social-democratic-party-election-winner-bolster-defence-russia-threat
Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2024-10-28 12:33:13
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