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Paluckas expects “Farmers” will not win any elections
What can we predict about the nearing presidential and European Parliament elections now that the municipal elections ended? […]
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Vidas Rachlevičius. Bells are ringing for Europe, but people hear them differently
With the European Parliament (EP) elections nearing in Europe and Lithuania, the famous investor and philanthropist George Soros made waves by comparing the European Union to the Soviet Union. […]
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After the elections: party triarchy without power
The only true and unquestionable winner of these elections is committees. Their victory in these elections is undisputable, Dominykas Vanhara writes on lzinios.lt. […]
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What should be highlighted after this sleepless night for politicians?
Something special should be said on a morning such as this. Indeed, elections, which are the most important for most, were just held. Firstly, important because mayors and municipal council members are the closest to the people of all the branches of government. And second, these elections will change the owners of many offices, Rimvydas Valatka said on Žinių radijas. […]
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Political scientists on election results: there no longer is support for Karbauskis’ claim of winning all elections
On Sunday night, the results of the municipal council and mayor elections emerged. Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) political scientist and docent Mažvydas Jastramskis spoke that these elections were akin to three exams: an exam of democracy, an exam of the party system and an exam of the government. […]
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Parties take to decisive battle over municipalities: some hope to maintain positions, others aim for records
With little time left to the municipal and direct mayoral elections, political party leaders are pondering, which city and region bastions they will hold on to and where they have chances to break through. The Social Democrats, Liberal Movement and Order and Justice Party remain modest both about increases in their mayors and council members, while the Conservatives and “Farmers”, who remain the most popular parties, believe that they could reach historical victories in the elections, lrt.lt writes. […]
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There is a model that helps predict Seimas election results more accurately than surveys
Preliminary predictions of Seimas elections can be made based on the results of the municipal elections. Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) scientist Mažvydas Jastramskis has created and tested a model, which predicts results more accurately than surveys. […]
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Prime minister as presidential candidate only to present his ideas for Lithuania alongside his programme
Delfi’s Dėmesio Centre featured presidential candidate, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Lithuania’s four political sweethearts
We know love is blind. It is inexplicable. We can say the same about voter sympathies. Sociologist, after evaluating citizens’ interests, social status and prevalent moods can in part guess their preferences, though truth be told, typically it is already past facts that are analysed, which are granted a more or less suitable basis post factum, Saulius Spurga writes on lzinios.lt. […]
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Lawyer: M. Ivaškevičius is under tendentious attack
VU professor, lawyer Vytautas Mizaras tells lrt.lt that behaviour such as is directed against writer and dramatist Marius Ivaškevičius could be described as an attack. Lithuanian Journalists Union chairman Dainius Radzevičius echoes this, stating that law enforcement attention has exceeded the bounds of common sense. These were their comments regarding M. Ivaškevičius being called by the police to explain himself over statements on the news media, lrt.lt writes. […]
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Karbauskis’ prediction: if Šimonytė wins, there will be another election
“Silence about a candidate is much worse than discussions,” Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis says, adding that, “With a few days passing, no one remembers, what was written, but they do remember about who.” […]
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Kęstutis Girnius. The judge community also bears a responsibility
The graft case involving eight judges is the greatest blow to Lithuanian judges and courts since independence was recovered. It is correctly emphasised that we should not rush to conclusions and that currently the suspects only stand accused and their guilt has not been proven. […]
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Ramūnas Bogdanas. Referendum as bait nr. 1
Once upon a time, when there were far fewer people on this earth and their communities were small, questions that arose for them would be resolved by a chief or council. […]
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Liberal democracy is closing down – time has come for Lithuania’s Putinisation
“Foreign politicians accuse Russia of meddling in elections and referendums around the world. In reality, everything is more serious. Russia is meddling with people’s minds and those same people do not know what to do with their altered consciousness”, – writes the creator of Putinism ideology and the term “sovereign democracy”, Vladislav Surkov. […]
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Investing in Udovicki – dangerous for national security but support for the “Peasants” election?
The conservatives are burning candles, voters are putting unremoved waste on social networks, they are angry at the incessant traffic jams and the local press reports on bribing their voters before the municipal elections. But these are mere ripples on the surface because the truth is there are far more serious strategic issues at hand in the municipal elections. […]
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The forgotten case of Ukraine
Something happened on the 5th of January. Between worries about Brexit matters, the usual Trump business and other terrible matters, something changed on that day. Two days before Christian Orthodox Christmas, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople signed the tomos of autocephaly for the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine. This was not only a step toward the independence of Ukrainian Orthodox believers, but all of Ukraine. […]
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Property rights at risk: large investors could take people’s land
The Ministry of Economy and Innovations has registered a legislative package, which specifies that the state could take land belonging to individuals if a large investor needs it. Seimas jurists note that this could clash with the Constitution. […]
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Minister informed of plans to take over internal affairs power structures
In recent days, the Public Security Service (VST) presented Minister of Interior Eimutis Misiūnas with detailed information on dismissed former VST detachment head, colonel Sandrius Survila. […]
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Identifying the biggest threats to the country, wanting to both punish and be friends
Which country do Lithuanians see as the friendliest and which – as the most hostile? What is the Lithuanian people’s perception of Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin? What leads to such choices? After asking this of Lithuanian citizens in a number of surveys, not only old truths surface, but also unexpected details. […]
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M. Laurinavičius: Revolut is involved with the Kremlin from beginning to end
A month ago, Lithuania was the first country in Europe to grant a specialised banking license to the company Revolut, which caused member of Seimas Stasys Jakeliūnas suspicions. The MP contacted the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) and State Security Department (VSD), asking them to check the financial company’s business model and links to Russian politicians, lrt.lt writes. […]