2012-10-17 16:45

Lithuanian nuclear plant gets almost twice more 'no' votes than 'yes' votes

Some 1.359 million out of 2.588 million eligible voters, or 52.52 percent, cast ballots in last Sunday's non-binding referendum on building a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, according to non-final data from the Central Electoral Commission.
Visagino AE mobilusis informacinis centras
Visagino AE mobilusis informacinis centras / Aliaus Koroliovo nuotr.

The commission released preliminary data from all 2,017 poling stations on Wednesday. It expects to publish final and definite results of the referendum at the end of this week or at the start of next week.

Some 463,200 people, or 34.07 percent, voted "yes" and 852,300, or 62.70 percent, voted "no".

The Zarasai-Visaginas electoral constituency was the only one in which supporters outnumbered opponents, with 65 percent voting in favor.

The town of Visaginas, which is part of the constituency, is the proposed site for building a new nuclear power plant.

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