Seimas
Politics

Who will “digest” it, and whose fate may hang in the balance: expert predictions following STT searches

In a pre-trial investigation into possible corruption at the State Plant Service, Seimas members Saulius Skvernelis and Kazys Starkevičius have been summoned for questioning as special witnesses, according to Roberta Salynė, who states this in lrytas […]

Lithuania's Social Democratic Party
Politics

Kaupinis: I no longer believe a word the Social Democrats say

“I no longer believe a single word the Social Democrats say. Anything they say about what will happen is completely worthless. Absolutely worthless,” says Director Karolis Kaupinis, a member of the Cultural Protest Assembly initiative […]

Prime Minister's chancellery
Politics

What will happen to the coalition and who has the best chance of becoming PM

Gintautas Paluckas’ resignation was only a matter of time, according to political scientist Liutauras Gudžinskas, who previously served as deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) before leaving the party due to its […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign affairs

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

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 […]