Ingrida Šimonytė, Gitanas Nausėda
Politics

What mistakes are Nausėda and Šimonytė making? Grybauskaitė’s ambitions and what was happening

The President and the Prime Minister are at odds. This was evident from the very first day of their work. It is true that the public spats, the reluctance to meet, or the competition between […]

Ingrida Šimonytė
Politics

Who could replace Šimonytė?

After the leaders of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Ingrida Šimonytė, decided to call for early elections, and if they do not take place – to resign the entire government, a certain […]

Politics

Assessing the likelihood of the collapse of Šimonytė’s Government

With the opposition vociferously speculating that the current ruling coalition, which is dogged by scandals over foreign policy, will only last until the autumn and then collapse in the face of unfavourable economic, pandemic and […]

Lockdown and Covid in action. Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels
Politics

The unrestrained pandemic is accompanied by politicians’ bickering and desire to come out on top

There’s probably nothing fundamental that can be done to magically halt Lithuania’s slide into black pandemic autumn and winter. The country will just have to survive and hope that some new, even more, the threatening […]

Ingrida Šimonytė
Politics

No other path for the government: must show more than just the once promised plan

The epidemiological situation is worsening in Lithuania – the number of infections per 100 thousand capita within 14 days had fallen down to 220 but is back over 300 once again and Minister of Healthcare […]