Presidential Election in Lithuania

On 11 May 2014, a presidential election will be held in Lithuania, and current president Dalia Grybauskaitė is likely to win. Her re-election would only reinforce existing trends in foreign policy, including in particular working towards integration with the Eurozone and increasing the country's energy security. Eventually, this situation will strengthen the anti-Russian position of the Lithuanian authorities, despite attempts, apparent in recent years, to increase pragmatism in relations with its neighbour. At the same time, the Ukrainian-Russian conflict has highlighted the issue of national minorities, which does not bode well for improving relations between Lithuania and Poland.