MP Rimas Antanas Ručys
Politics

Seimas votes for lifting MP Ručys’ legal immunity

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday lifted the legal immunity of Order and Justice MP Rimas Antanas Ručys, paving the way for his prosecution in a corruption case, after 78 lawmakers rejected a temporary parliamentary commission’s resolution calling for preserving Ručys’ immunity. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Politics

Foreign Minister presents Lithuania’s readiness for OECD entry in Australia

Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, currently on a visit in Australia, on March 23 presented the country’s readiness to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]

Rolandas Paksas
Politics

Lithuanian parliament moves to amend Constitution to allow Paksas to run for office

A hundred Lithuanian MPs have drafted Constitutional amendments that should pave the way for Rolandas Paksas, a member of the ruling Order and Justice party who has been impeached as president in 2004 and banned from running for public office since then, to run for parliament and president again. […]

Loreta Graužinienė
Politics

Seimas Speaker Graužinienė resigns as leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party

Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Graužinienė has resigned as leader of the Labour Party, the party announced on Tuesday. […]