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Election of new MP to take place by fall – election watchdog chief
After MP Mindaugas Bastys said he would leave the parliament, new elections in single-mandate district in Zanavykų constituency will take place before this fall. […]
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LRT council doesn’t have proper control of natl broadcaster – watchdog
The council of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) has failed to ensure sufficient control of public procurement of the national broadcaster, sometimes having no idea of the price of certain broadcasts, says Diana Vilytė, the head of the Public Procurement Service (VPT). […]
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Lithuania must defend its fertilizer producers – PM
Lithuania must defend its fertilizer producers and take measures to protect the domestic market, if it establishes cases of fertilizer imports bypassing anti-dumping customs fees applied in the European Union, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
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Bastys giving up MP mandate
Mindaugas Bastys on Wednesday announced plans of giving up his MP mandate after surviving an impeachment on Tuesday. […]
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4 opposition groups want early elections
Four opposition groups of the Lithuanian parliament have suggested holding premature parliamentary elections. […]
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Constitutional Court president: MPs can’t stay on after breaching oath
A politician should not continue working in the parliament under the rule-of-law after breaching his oath of office, Dainius Žalimas, the president of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, said after the parliament voted against revocation of MP Mindaugas Bastys’ mandate. […]
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PM: Bastys’ membership in ruling bloc out of the question
Participation of MP Mindaugas Bastys who survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday in the ruling coalition is out of the question, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, urging the MP to give up his mandate. […]
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Seimas speaker to search for ways to repeat vote on Bastys (Updated)
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis has pledged to seek ways to repeat the vote in the impeachment of MP Mindaugas Bastys that came a few votes short on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania’s conservatives remain most popular party – Delfi/Spinter poll
If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, they would be triumphant to the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, while the current ruling party, the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), would come in second, shows a survey published on delfi.lt news portal. […]
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European Broadcasting Union warns Lithuanian leaders on political pressure on LRT
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has refused to join the activities of the Lithuanian parliamentary commission conducting a probe of the work of the Lithuanian Radio and Television, accusing the MPs of making political pressure on the national broadcaster. […]
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Karbauskis accuses conservatives for failed Bastys’ impeachment
Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, has accused the opposition conservatives for the parliament’s decision to keep the MP mandate for Mindaugas Bastys. […]
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Opposition sees Bastys’ vote as slap for Security Dept, Constitutional Court
The largest opposition groups of the Lithuanian parliament have dismissed the parliamentary vote, which failed to strip MP Mindaugas Bastys of his mandate amid impeachment, as an slap on the face for the State Security Department and the Constitutional Court. […]
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Lithuania’s Security Dept satisfied with MP Bastys’ verbal answer on KGB links – lawyer
Officers of the Lithuanian State Security Department were satisfied with a verbal answer from impeached MP Mindaugas Bastys about his acquaintance with Piotr Voyeiko, a former KGB agent, therefore, no further probe was conducted, says the MP’s lawyer. […]
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MP Bastys mum on joining ruling bloc
Lithuanian MP Mindaugas Bastys who survived an impeachment on Tuesday has not yet said whether he would join the ruling majority. […]
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Seimas discusses marking Year of Jews; community leader shrugs
As the Lithuanian parliament readies to discuss ways of marking the Year of Jews, Faina Kukliansky, the leader of the Jewish Community in Lithuania, has expressed astonishment over failure to discuss the initiative with the organization. […]
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Seimas shamefully discredited itself by keeping Bastys as MP – president
The Lithuanian parliament shamefully discredited itself by keeping the MP mandate for the impeached MP Mindaugas Bastys, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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MP Bastys survives interpellation
Lithuania’s parliament Tuesday came a few votes short of revoking the mandate of MP Mindaugas Bastys for gross violation of the Constitution and his oath of office. […]
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Amendments to allow Lithuania’s impeached president to run for parliament to be tabled
Constitutional amendments that would allow Lithuania’s impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to run for parliament are planned to be introduced in the Seimas on Tuesday. […]
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Seimas to vote on stripping MP Bastys of his mandate
The Lithuanian parliament is to vote Tuesday on whether to strip MP Mindaugas Bastys of his mandate. […]
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Seimas spring session: Bastys’ impeachment, LRT probe, public service reform – BNS Review
Lithuania’s parliament is starting the spring session on Saturday – the political season is expected to be hot from the very start, with the parliament scheduled to vote next week on the impeachment of Mindaugas Bastys of the group of non-attached members. […]