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Opinion polls: a honeymoon for the “Peasants”

A honeymoon. Thusly political scientists comment on voters’ attitudes to the victors of the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) whose ratings continue to rise and have currently reached 26.8%. The Liberal Movement’s ratings are also rising, while the Social Democrats’ popularity continues to decrease, while the Conservatives could be said to be stagnating. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis and Saulius Skvernelis
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First opinion polls – incredible voters’ euphoria

Support for the Peasant and Greens Union skyrocketed following the elections. How long this euphoria will last depends on the decisions made by the party which won the elections states Baltijos Tyrimai sociologist Romas Mačiūnas. […]

Stasys Jakeliūnas
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Jakeliūnas on the letter which decided his post

Prior to the Seimas elections Stasys Jakeliūnas was viewed as the most likely candidate for the post of Minister of Finance. Surprisingly, however, he replaced the already confirmed Seimas Budget and Finance Committee chairman, while the PM chose Vilius Šapoka as a candidate for the post of Minister of Finance. According to Jakeliūnas this occured due to his stance on pension funds and pressure on financial institutions. […]

Saulius Skvernelis ir Dovilė Šakalienė
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Šakalienė after a meeting with Karbauskis – I would act differently now

Having entered Seimas under the banner of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU), human rights activist Dovilė Šakalienė mentioned she has received offers to join a different party. A number of fractions would like to have her in their fold. […]

Stasys Jakeliūnas
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Jakeliūnas no longer proposed as Minister of Finance

Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) representative Stasys Jakeliūnas is no longer being proposed to become Minister of Finance, he will be offered the chairman seat in the Seimas Budget and Finance Committee. This was […]