Who was the runner-up of the Lithuanian presidential election where this Lithuanian politician, who later served as Prime Minister in 2001, won the election?
Lithuanian presidential election, 1993 Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 14 February 1993. This was the first presidential election under the new Constitution of Lithuania of October 1992 and since the declaration of independence in March 1990. Algirdas Brazauskas, the former first secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania and the then-current leader of the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (DLPL), won with over 60% of the vote. The runner up was Stasys Lozoraitis, an independent candidate endorsed by the Sąjūdis movement and other political parties.
Rima Baškienė Rima Baškienė (born 10 October 1960) is a Lithuanian politician, a Member of the Seimas since 2004 and the current First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas. Also she is a former Vice Mayor of Šiauliai District. Also she is the Vice Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.