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Faces we won’t see in the new Seimas

October 26, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

On October 23 voters closed the door on a number of political old guard, the hopes of many who wished to keep their membership in Seimas were broken. The moods of those who failed to be re-elected vary – some intend to savour their freedom, some intend to seek work or spend time with their families. In total there will be 82 new faces in Seimas, 5 of them returning after a break. 59 members of Seimas were re-elected, but a large number of the old guard will be gone. […]

Karbauskis, one of the wealthiest men in Lithuania

October 26, 2016 DELFI 0

The Chairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union Ramūnas Karbauskis is also held to be one of the wealthiest citizens of the country. How much money and property does he actually have? […]

Liberals frustrated with Conservatives – thanks, but no thanks

October 26, 2016 DELFI 0

Conservative (TS-LKD) public discourse has continued to suggest and now they have formally stated in negotiations with Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) that they would like to see the Liberal Movement included in their […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Algirdas Butkevičius

What could happen to SocDems after joining coalition with “Peasants”?

October 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

If the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) formed a coalition government with the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), it is possible that the latter would disappear as a significant party after next election political […]

President – an artificial coalition won’t survive

October 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

Trying to say what coalition would benefit Lithuania more would simply be guesswork says head of state Dalia Grybauskaitė. “The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) earned the most votes, thus without a doubt they […]

Ropė on becoming Prime Minister

October 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) took a landslide victory in the recent Seimas election, earning 56 mandates in total and is now eyeing not only the PM seat, but also the seat of […]

Experts predict an early Seimas election

October 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

So far Ramūnas Karbauskis has been speaking of a broad coalition, with the Conservatives (TS-LKD) sitting on his right and the Social Democrats (LSDP) on his left. However neither of the two veteran parties want […]

Jakeliūnas already planning reform affecting millions of citizens

October 25, 2016 DELFI 0

With the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS), its candidate for Minister of Finance Stasys Jakeliūnas spoke to Delfi on the first tasks he plans to focus on if he were to take the post. Delfi reminds that for two years (up to the end of 2014) he was PM Algirdas Butkevičius advisor for finance, but resigned, citing issues with working productively. […]

ELECTIONS. On Conservatives’ loss in Kaunas

October 24, 2016 DELFI 0

The loss of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) in Kaunas, a city long held to be a Conservative bastion, was caused by the rise of an opposing force believe political analysts spoken […]

ELECTIONS. Karbauskis on what matters to the ‘Peasants and Greens’

October 24, 2016 DELFI 0

Having won the victory in the Seimas election, the Chairman of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) participated in a Delfi press conference on Monday, answering key questions. The LVŽS earned 54 mandates in […]

ELECTIONS. Gentvilas sees no reason to form negotiation bloc with Conservatives

October 24, 2016 LT Daily 0

Liberal Movement frontrunner Eugenijus Gentvilas sees no reason to form a negotiation bloc with the Conservatives. He believes that while the parties agree on a number of points, there are also a number of differences, […]

Andrius Kubilius, Gabrielius Landsbergis

ELECTIONS. Kubilius identifies the Conservatives’ main mistake

October 24, 2016 DELFI 0

Former Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman and former PM Andrius Kubilius identified the main mistake made by the Conservatives which could have hurt the party’s chances in the second round of voting. […]

ELECTIONS. Blinkevičiūtė speaks of aiming for SocDem leadership

October 24, 2016 DELFI 0

Social Democrat representative Vilija Blinkevičiūtė has told Delfi that the election results are not crushing, just realistic. “I wouldn’t say that this is a crisis scenario, instead it is necessary to look at reality. I […]

Conservative political group in the Seimas

ELECTIONS. Urbonaitė: the Conservatives failed to mobilise

October 24, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

One of the main factors behind the second round results is the large voter turnout and the failure to adequately gauge R. Karbauskis’ capacity to bring in voters believes Mykolas Romeris University political scientist Rima […]

Landsbergis not dismissing possibility of working in opposition

October 24, 2016 DELFI 0

Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis is not dismissing the possibility that the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union will first negotiate with the Social Democrats. When asked if he is implying they […]

ELECTIONS over – who will govern?

October 24, 2016 DELFI 0

With the Seimas election having concluded, it is time to sum up the results. The overall victory goes to the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) which has earned 54 Seimas seats. Add another two independents, who now associate with the party roll – 56. This is the largest single-party victory based on mandate numbers since the 1996 victory of the Homeland Union of 68 mandates. […]

ELECTIONS. Incredible fortune – the disappearance of A. Paleckis’ loan

October 21, 2016 DELFI 0

The image of the controversial candidate to Seimas in the Vilnius Naujoji Vilnia district Algirdas Paleckis, who cannot boast any big income, is fairly paradoxical. He has received considerable sums from what is suspected to be the unemployed and pensioners, lives in a house on Laurai street, while a half million litas loan mysteriously up and vanished following some scandalous rhetoric from Paleckis, who had no income to cover the loan himself. […]

In the Social Democrat party rally in 2013

ELECTIONS. Butkevičius’ on unsteady footing – potential replacements

October 21, 2016 DELFI 0

With the poor Social Democrat (LSDP) performance in the multi-mandate electoral district, earning only 13 mandates, discussions have sprung up in the party, on potentially selecting a replacement for PM Butkevičius. The man in question does not deny such a possibility either, expressing no attachment to the position of party chairman. […]

The Soft Russia's containment strategy first page

Will Conservatives ignore ‚Russian skeleton’ in Karbauskis’ wardrobe?

October 20, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Conservatives (TS-LKD) have taken a far more moderate stance today compared to when two years ago they released a party document titled “The Soft Russia‘s Containment Strategy” (Minkštoji Rusijos sulaikymo strategija“), among the contents […]

ELECTIONS. two reasons for a “Peasant” – Social Democrat coalition

October 20, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania, as other countries, has a number of tales where a young girl or third brother reach a fork in the road and have to choose between the left and the right. While the elections […]