On Friday, Lithuanian voters who for any reason cannot come to the polls on Sunday can cast their votes at home.
Those eligible to vote at home on Friday and Saturday include people with disabilities and their caregivers, voters aged over 70, and those unable to vote in polling stations due to health issues.
In all, around 597,000 voters have the right to request that members of electoral commissions come to their home to collect their voting ballots. Some 91,000 have done so.
On Wednesday through Friday, voting is also organised in hospitals, social care homes, military units, and prisons.
Eight politicians are vying for the presidency, including Gitanas Nausėda, the incumbent who leads in opinion polls. The lawyer Ignas Vėgėlė is second in the polls, followed by Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.
Alongside Sunday’s presidential election, Lithuania is holding a binding referendum on constitutional amendments to allow dual citizenship.
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