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More responsibility and problems for first shift of directly-elected mayors in Lithuania

Directly-elected mayors will have the same powers they have now but they will also have a double amount of responsibility on their shoulders, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Loreta Graužinienė says. Meanwhile opposition leader Andrius Kubilius warns that the new system of local elections will spell more problems for the new mayors who will have to closely cooperate with city councils. […]

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About 20 investigations opened into election violations in Lithuania

About 20 investigations have already been opened in Lithuania into violations reported during the elections to local governments, the Police Department said. […]

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Four in ten Lithuanians satisfied with how democracy works

People’s opinion on how democracy works in Lithuania has not changed – more than half of the polled said they were quite dissatisfied, while four in ten were satisfied. […]

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Group of MPs want Lithuanian government to pick a fight with Norway over children’s welfare

A group of Lithuanian legislators, mostly conservatives, want the government to pick a fight with Norway over kids taken from Lithuanian immigrant families by Norwegian child services. […]

President Dalia Grybauskaitė during the raising of the three Baltic states flags on the Daukantas' square in Vilnius during the February 16 celebrations
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President urges nation to be ready for country’s defence

Lithuania‘s President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the people of the country on the Day of Restoration of the State, urging them to be ready to defend their country. […]