Politics

Social democrats remain Lithuania’s most popular party

The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania remains the most popular party in Lithuania, while its coalition partner the Labour Party has seen the largest drop in ratings, according to a recent survey published by the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]

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Lithuanian municipal elections proposed on 1 March

Elections to Lithuania’s municipal councils are proposed to be held on 1 March 2015. […]

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President Grybauskaitė: Raising defence funding and fighting social exclusion need not be incompatible

President Dalia Grybauskaitė assures that by raising defence spending the government will not forget promises to reduce social exclusion. The president voiced an opinion that the two objectives will have to be reconciled. […]

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Lithuanian parliament considers penalties for absenteeism

Repeated and deliberate failure to attend plenary meetings, which leads to interruptions of adoption of key decisions, have caused the Lithuanian parliament‘s leadership to consider penalties including wage cuts and publicity, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]