Is Lithuania’s star finally rising?
Lithuania’s Presidential Palace, Photo: markhillary
Lithuania’s gotten a lot of international press lately.
Once one of the EU’s most overlooked countries, Lithaunia’s star suddenly seems to be rising. In addition to being on all the travel magazines’ 2009 “must visit” lists, it was announced today that Dalia Grybauskaite was elected as the country’s first female president.
Grybauskaite, who has been serving as the EU’s Budget Commissioner, ran as an independent and earned 68% of the electorate’s votes, edging out seven other candidates.
She will be inaugurated on July 12.
Julie Schwietert
Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.
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