Vytautas Bakas, Saulius Skvernelis, Rasa Kazėnienė
Politics

Skvernelis starts: strikes against Grybauskaitė

During his presentation of his electoral headquarters and programme, Prime Minister Saulus Skvernelis indirectly criticised actions related to Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s work and behaviour a number of times. […]

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Politics

In the last 2 years, number of MPs declaring their meetings with interest groups or lobbyists doubles

In the last 2 years, the number of Lithuanian MPs who declare with which interest groups or lobbyists they meet has doubled. Last year, parliamentarians also announced 1,5 times more meetings than in 2017. These figures are reported in research conducted by Transparency International Lithuania, which includes information from manosusitikimai.lt, official work calendars, and personal websites of the parliamentarians. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

After meeting Seimas board, Grybauskaitė gives evaluation of election results

President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Tuesday that the nearing Seimas spring session will be beset by tensions over the coming presidential and European Parliament elections and also criticised the cabinet for lack of progress on reforms, lrt.lt writes. […]

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Politics

Urging to adjust direct mayor elections: long time mayors entrenching

Political scientists are urging to review the regulations of the direct mayor elections because the aim to prevent a single individual from holding the office of mayor for decades has not been reached. In certain cities, long-time mayors are being re-elected and are only further strengthening their positions, thus it is proposed to consider limiting the number of mayor terms, lrt.lt writes. […]

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Politics

VRK reports on day one voter turnout: positive numbers

Preliminary voting in the municipal and mayor elections continues on Thursday, lrt.lt writes. […]

Aušrinė Armonaitė
Politics

Smaller Seimas would easier succumb to control by large agribusinesses – MP Armonaitė

Aušrinė Armonaitė, Member of the Seimas, claims that the initiative of the Government to reduce the number of Members of the Seimas to 121 is a cheap trick in the presidential election campaign of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union that shakes the very foundations of parliamentarianism and might strengthen the position of groups of influence in the Seimas. […]

Irma Gudžiūnaitė
Politics

Ruling party and PM seek to undermine authority of the president

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis was surprised by President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s decision not to appoint Irma Gudžiūnaitė to be Environment Minister. He claimed that the presidential candidate had promised a positive decision on her suitability for office. The Prime Minister claims that it will not be possible to reconcile new nominees for Environment Minister with the President, LRT.lt reported. […]