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Economy minister to leave office on October 13
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius will remain in his post for another two weeks. […]
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Road Administration chief resigns
Egidijus Skrodenis, top executive of the Lithuanian Road Administration, is resigning from the post after nearly two years in office. […]
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Seimas panel chief launches scrutiny of politicians’ ties with Russian firms
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defense Committee, is initiating a parliamentary probe of the ties between Lithuanian politicians and Russian nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, Lithuanian business influence upon political decisions and harmful investments in strategic companies. […]
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PM fails to persuade economy minister to stay on
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius did not change his mind about resigning from the post after Wednesday’s meeting with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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SocDems should decide on working with parties under probe – Minster of Economy
Lithuania’s Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, a member of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), on Wednesday urged the party to decide whether it can continue working in municipal coalitions with the Liberal Movement and the Labor Party that last week faced corruption suspicions. […]
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Farmers may sign deal with Electoral Action of Poles – Seimas’ Chairman
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) may sign a coalition agreement with the political group of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
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13 Social Democratic MPs back coalition with Farmers
Thirteen of 19 members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) political group in the Seimas supported with their signatures a coalition with the group of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), but those who did not back the deal do not plan to leave the LSDP block in the parliament. […]
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Polish Sejm marshal asks Lithuanian MPs to back bill on original name-spelling
Marek Kuchcinski, the Marshal of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, on Tuesday called on Lithuanian lawmakers to support a bill that would allow using non-Lithuanian letters in Lithuanian citizens’ identification documents. […]
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Some SocDem ministerial officials resign, others stay on
In the wake of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Council’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition, some of the party’s members in high-ranking ministerial positions have handed in their resignations, but others have opted to stay in their posts. […]
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PM Skvernelis considers joining Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that he was considering joining the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), the ruling party that delegated him to the post. […]
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PM sees no reason for economy minister to step down
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that he saw no reason for Social Democratic Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius to step down, despite the Social Democratic Party’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition. […]
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SocDem leaders, ethics panel to discuss rebellious MPs’ behavior
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) ethics commission and its presidium will discuss the behavior of the party’s lawmakers who signed a deal with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) despite the party’s decision to withdraw from the ruling coalition, LSDP Chairman Gintautas Paluckas said on Monday. […]
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Seimas’ speaker: SocDem MPs’ decision will secure stability
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis has described as a rational step the decision taken by the parliamentarians of the Social Democratic Party to sign a coalition agreement with the Farmers and Greens Union against the party’s will. […]
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Coalition deal between Farmers and SocDem groups already effective
The coalition agreement between political groups of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has already been signed and is effective, says Farmers leader Ramūnas Karbauskis. […]
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Social Democrat MPs to enter in coalition with Farmers group
The political group of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, which has left the ruling coalition, will sign a cooperation agreement with the ruling Farmers and Green Union‘s MPs. […]
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PM sees SocDems exit from coalition as short-sighted move
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s decision to exit the coalition with the Farmers and Greens Union is short-sighted, and their argumentation is based on demagogy, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs to stay on, while Economy Minister resigns
Lithuania’s Justice Minister Milda Vainiutė and Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius intend to stay in the government, while Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius is resigning. […]
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Liberal Movement has no reestablishment plans – Šimašius
After Lithuania’s law-enforcement brought political corruption charges against Lithuania’s opposition Liberal Movement last week, the party’s board decided against founding a new legal entity. […]
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Foreign Minister to stay on, willing to leave SocDems after exit from ruling bloc
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius stated on 23 September he wanted to stay on as the country’s diplomacy chief and would leave the Social democratic Party that had moved to leave the ruling coalition with the Farmers and Greens Union. […]
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SocDems’ exit from ruling bloc sways Lithuania into instability – president
The Social Democratic Party’s decision to leave the ruling coalition puts Lithuania in the risk of instability, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]