The victors of this year’s election to Seimas, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) is beginning negotiations with the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) on building a new cabinet. While there is no coalition agreement yet, it is already becoming clearer who will take what officers in Seimas and the ministerial cabinet. […]
The Social Democrats have decided to negotiate with the “Peasants.” Unofficial sources sources suggest the Social Democrats are aiming for four ministries. The Seimas Chairman post will remain with the “Peasants.” The Social Democrats entering […]
With the Seimas election a week past, political scientist Vytautas Keršanskas compares it with previous elections and notes that this year’s coalition negotiations are particularly slow. In 2008 and 2012, politicians were inclined to form […]
Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis says he understands that the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) have already come to a decision not to join the Peasant Greens and are […]
The Liberal Movement is far better off staying in the opposition and entering conflict with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS). However if they partner with the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), […]
“Having constantly repeated that we will form a coalition government with the “Peasants” during the election campaign and now using fairly disreputable means to push this decision away from ourselves, we do not appear very […]
Lithuanian foreign policy has to be continued, but due to geopolitical realities it is necessary to improve relations with neighbours, particularly Poland, Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) leader Ramūnas Karbauskis told LRT.lt. “We think […]
“Peasant” negotiator Povilas Urbšys spoke in an Alfa.lt conference, stating that the first days of negotiations with potential coalition partners were not easy and both parties invited to the coalition intend to make decisions and […]
What would the “Peasants” do if in the end neither the Conservatives, nor the Social Democrats joined a coalition with them? Would they attempt to invite the Order and Justice or Electoral Action of Poles […]
The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) leadership is unwilling to work in a coalition with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) who won the Seimas election. In part this is due to […]
When I go abroad I like to have a chat with taxi drivers – they help better understand the moods of the public. A young taxi driver I met in Warsaw in May this year cursed “I’m emigrating in a month to Norway with my family and won’t return until Jaroslaw Kaczynski is behind bars.” This is how he evaluated the work of the Poland‘s majority government leader. I was reminded of this story when some “Facebook friends,” who are Conservative/Liberal voters from Vilnius spoke of emigration if Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasant Greens” enter government. Karbauskis himself states that the fight with emigration will be his greatest priority Vaidas Beniušis writes in BNS. […]
One of the richest and most influential businessmen in the country, the president of the MG Baltic concern Darius Mockus is sceptical of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) plans to instate an alcohol […]
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. […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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