THE PERFECT LIBERAL ENVIRONMENT?:

The Conservative party wins Lithuanian federal general election (Canadian Press, 10/26/08)

The Homeland Union won both rounds of the election, including the runoff.

The commission says that with 99 per cent of the votes counted, the Homeland Union won 44 seats in the 141-member Parliament.

The governing Social Democrats won 26 seats.

The conservatives are expected to form a coalition with three smaller centre-right parties.