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- ↑ "Viktoras Fiodorovas" (in Lithuanian). Seimas.
- ↑ "Viktoras Fiodorovas palieka Darbo partiją". Rinkos aikštė (in Lithuanian). 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Kėdainių vienmandatėje Seimo mandatą iškovojo V. Fiodorovas". Etaplius (in Lithuanian). 14 October 2024.
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