In Lithuania, President Gitanas Nauseda emerged as the frontrunner in the first round of presidential elections, securing 44 percent of the vote but falling short of a majority. He will now face Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte in a runoff on May 26. Nauseda has supported closer ties with China, advocated for stronger Western sanctions against Moscow, and opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, in Catalonia, the Socialists won 42 seats in regional parliamentary elections, ending the pro-independence coalition's longstanding majority. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez views this outcome as endorsing his efforts to normalize relations with Catalonia, including the pardoning of some individuals involved in the region's 2017 independence push last year.
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