Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Conservatives’ leader Landsbergis wants leadership election held earlier

Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has suggested that election to the party’s leadership should be moved to an earlier date to give party members an opportunity to state their opinion about the outcome of the recent parliamentary elections. […]

Liana Ruokytė – Jonsson
Politics

Polyglot artist, diplomat proposed for Lithuania’s cultmin

Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson proposed for Lithuania’s culture minister is a cultural diplomat and manager whose career includes roles of an actress, translator and even a singer in a profile drawn by culture figures familiar with her dossier and her personally. […]

Vitalijus Gailius, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Eugenijus Gentvilas
Politics

Conservatives, liberals fail to agree on opposition leader

Lithuania’s new parliament will have to do without an opposition leader, at least for now, as the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the Liberal Movement, the biggest opposition parties, have failed to reach a deal on the post. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

Seimas approves Skvernelis as prime minister

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday approved Saulius Skvernelis, the candidate proposed by the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), as the country’s next prime minister. […]