Andrius Palionis, Gintautas Paluckas, Gediminas Kirkilas
Politics

SocDem Labour group to propose candidate for Lithuanian justice minister

The Social Democratic Labour group in the Lithuanian parliament will propose a candidate to become the country’s next justice minister after Milda Vainiutė stepped down on Tuesday. […]

At a Social Democratic Party Presidium seating
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Social Democratic Party’s rebels exit after calls for expel them

Eight members of the political group of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party terminated their membership in the party on Saturday, just an hour before the Social Democratic Party’s council was planned to consider their expulsion over refusal to obey the party’s decision. […]

Andrius Palionis
Politics

MPs expect to start fall session with agreement on joint work

Lawmakers of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) expect to start the parliament’s fall session on Sunday with an agreement on joint work, despite differences within the LSDP over the future of the government coalition. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis, Tomas Tomilinas and Gintautas Paluckas
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SocDem leader wants party out of coalition with eye on elections – Karbauskis

With an eye on elections, Gintautas Paluckas, chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), wants to pull his party out of the ruling coalition with Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), Ramūnas Karbauskis, the LFGU chairman, said on Wednesday. […]