Lithuania's centre-right set for election win

By Patrick Lannin and Nerijus Adomaitis VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's main center-right opposition was set to win a parliamentary election and a new party headed by a TV talent show host was a surprise second, heralding tough coalition talks, results showed on Monday. The vote took place amid anger over double digit inflation and fears the once high flying economy would slide in the global financial crisis. A newly assertive Russia has also been a focus of concern for some in the former Soviet republic. "All the ruling parties were punished and the opposition and new forces were preferred by the voters," said Virgis Valentinavicius, editor-in-chief of news portal Alfa.lt. With ballots counted from nearly all the polling stations in Sunday's election, the opposition... [read full story]