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502:Ministers of foreign affairs
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703:Valid votes
442:Referendums
291:Legislature
162:Total votes
1499:Categories
1472:See also:
1430:1996 (Nov)
1425:1996 (Oct)
1415:1992 (Oct)
1410:1992 (Jun)
1405:1992 (May)
982:2021-06-20
926:2021-06-28
897:2021-06-28
867:2 November
829:5 November
765:References
609:Lithuanian
595:Background
581:presidency
482:Elderships
183:2,578,711
142:1,447,287
49:1992-05-23
1256:Municipal
1045:Elections
958:2029-2058
759:Pakruojis
739:2,578,711
728:1,525,985
706:1,447,287
691:1,447,287
669:1,057,033
577:Lithuania
349:Elections
325:Judiciary
260:President
253:Executive
167:1,525,985
110:1,057,033
1354:European
991:cite web
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891:Archived
823:Archived
784:, p1201
472:Counties
416:European
240:Taxation
131:390,254
1076:2002–03
1071:1997–98
680:390,254
677:Against
646:Results
629:Sąjūdis
585:Sąjūdis
307:Speaker
186:59.18%
172:100.00%
153:78,698
145:94.84%
134:26.96%
77:Results
69:Outcome
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717:78,698
694:100.00
655:Choice
362:Seimas
297:Seimas
156:5.16%
115:73.04%
91:Votes
87:Choice
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709:94.84
688:Total
683:26.96
672:73.04
658:Votes
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997:link
954:ISSN
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831:2015
786:ISBN
720:5.16
599:The
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425:2019
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