Mazvydas Jastramskis, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Mažvydas Jastramskis. The Order and Justice Party enter the coalition, but the “Farmers” and Conservatives win

September 13, 2018 Mazvydas Jastramskis 0

The Order and Justice Party has joined the ruling coalition. If the agreement lasts until the next Seimas elections, it will be the “Farmer” and Conservatives that will profit from it. Order and Justice did […]

Mažvydas Jastramskis. Will the people re-elect the “Farmers?”

August 29, 2018 Mazvydas Jastramskis 0

The Seimas and cabinet’s term has reached its halfway point. Increasingly many analysts wonder what is in store for the ruling coalition in the future. Virginijus Savukynas believes that the “Farmers” are here to stay. […]

Jastramskis. Lithuania needs Social Democrats. Where are they?

April 6, 2017 Mazvydas Jastramskis 0

Lithuanian Social Democrats (LSDP) this week for the first time is holding direct elections for their leader. They have needed a change for a while now – and not only because their ratings are plummeting. […]

Jastramskis. Intermediary ELECTIONS awards

October 10, 2016 Mazvydas Jastramskis 0

The elections have ended and we will continue to analyse the results for the next few days. Much has been said in other formats (most likely more will be), but with this entry I would like to summarise the first round of elections in the format of an awards ceremony. […]

Valentinas Mazuronis and Viktor Uspaskich

Opinion: Labour’s well-oiled political machine won’t be enough

February 4, 2016 Mazvydas Jastramskis 0

With the Court of Appeals’ decision to overturn prison sentences for the Labour Party‘s fraudulent bookkeeping, talk has returned to the possibility of the party making a real comeback. The court’s decision was favourable for the Labour Party, but I doubt they can seriously aim for a victory in the Seimas elections. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]