Politics

Extraordinary Seimas session was not ended properly, commission rules

Parliamentary procedures were violated when an extraordinary plenary session, initiated by the opposition, was ended abruptly last week, the Seimas Commission for Ethics and Procedures said on Wednesday. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Teachers’ wage dispute causes government rift as Social Democrats accuse Labour Party of deceit

On Tuesday, the Social Democratic party will hold a political council meeting to ascertain whether the Labour Party supports the Government’s decisions regarding teachers’ wages and the social model being considered by the Seimas (parliament). […]

Seimas building
Politics

Extraordinary parliament session ends one hour after beginning

The Seimas of Lithuania ended the extraordinary session called for by the opposition one hour after it began, after MPs voted down the proposed agenda. […]

Rolandas Paksas
Politics

Paksas rejects talks about stepping down as Order and Justice party leader

Rolandas Paksas, the leader of the Order and Justice party, rejects rumours that he might be stepping down from the party’s helm. As Paksas himself cannot run for parliament in the general elections this October, speculations continue on who will lead the party’s list. […]