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Peasants to propose Nekrošius, Baškienė for Seimas vice-speakers
The Lithuanian Peasants and Green Union will propose MPs Rima Baškienė and Arvydas Nekrošius for parliamentary vice-speakers. […]
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President: new Seimas can pave way for new phase of state evolution
Lithuania’s new parliament has the potential of paving way for an entirely new phase of state evolution – transition from still nomenclature political system to a transparent and open parliament that would represent the nation, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in her congratulatory speech at the first Seimas meeting on Monday. […]
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Official: SocDems name their candidates for ministers
Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), thinks that Linas Linkevicius should stay on as foreign minister in the country’s next government and proposes Mindaugas Sinkevičius, mayor of the central Lithuanian town of Jonava, for the post of economy minister, and Darius Petrošius or Julius Sabatauskas, both members of the Seimas, for the post of justice minister. […]
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Lithuanian courts in EU lead in terms of publicity, high-tech use
Lithuanian courts are in lead of the European Union (EU) in terms of publishing rulings, use of electronic technologies, transparency of case distribution, accessibility of general information on courts, time-frames of hearings and methods of media communication, says Renatas Norkus, the chairman of the Supreme Court. […]
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President sees judicial system as elite of law-enforcement sector
Lithuania’s judicial system has undergone major overhaul, and judges are the elite of the country’s law-enforcement sector, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said, adding that judges were the most educated and the most dedicated to the state. […]
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Conservatives, Liberals, Order and Justice opt for opposition, Poles undecided
The conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Liberal Movement and the Order and Justice have opted to be in the opposition in the next Seimas and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) expects to decide on Monday whether or not to support the new ruling majority in the parliament. […]
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Social Democrat “rebels” angered by Butkevičius
Four members of the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) negotiation group released a public statement on Wednesday, right before the signing of the coalition agreement with the Peasant and Greens Union. The statement declares that some of the actions of the party Chairman Algirdas Butkevičius and the fraction prefect Irena Šiaulienė were not discussed with the negotiation group. […]
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“Peasants” and SocDems triumph – the coalition treaty signed
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) and Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) leaders have signed the coalition treaty today. As agreed earlier, the LVŽS will delegate its representatives to the two highest posts after the President – those of Prime Minister and Seimas Speaker. […]
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New coalation agreement to be signed tomorrow
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) announced that the coalition agreement has been almost reached and will most likely be signed tomorrow, on November 9, the LPGU Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis announced today. […]
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Butkevičius denies that the SocDems are demanding for 4 ministries
The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) Chairman Algirdas Butkevičius claims that in their negotiations with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens (LVŽS) party, his party did not demand four cabinet seats. […]
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Karbauskis – I do not want to be a president
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis stated he does not intend to run for president. […]
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“Peasants” and SocDems negotiations advance
On Monday the winner of this year’s Seimas election, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) worked on merging their programmes and decided on the number of ministries each party can expect in the future cabinet, with 11 going to the LVŽS and three to the LSDP. […]
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Karbauskis to take up culture reform himself
One of the key priorities for “Peasant” leader Ramūnas Karbauskis and his team is culture. This is why he is prepared to head the Seimas Culture Committee, which will be formed by splitting the current Education, Science and Culture Committee. The Peasant Greens leader also intends to move the Agriculture and Environment ministries to Kaunas. According to Karbauskis, he has consulted with Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis regarding the matter and the latter is prepared to assist in establishing the ministries in the former temporary capital. […]
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Butkevičius was not allowed to resign as SocDem chairman
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius attempted to resign from party leadership, but the party did not permit this. Nevertheless Social Democrat Honorary Chairman Aloyzas Sakalas says that Butkevičius does not remind him of a Social Democrat. […]
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Landsbergis –rumours about potential renegades are concerning
“We are only hearing rumours about potential renegades, but the rumours are concerning,” said Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis in response to talks that confusion has spread in the party ranks regarding negotiations with the “Peasants”. After the TS-LKD presidium meeting, in the show Dėmesio Centre (Centre of Attention) the TS-LKD chairman spoke of mistakes made in the elections, current positions on the coalition government and emotions inside the party, said to the LRT TV. […]
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SocDems’ council to decide on joining ruling coalition
The council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is holding a sitting in Vilnius on Friday to discuss the results of last month’s parliamentary elections and decide whether or not the party will join the country’s next ruling coalition. […]
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Ten candidates to compete for Labour Party’s top post
The Lithuanian Labour Party‘s council on November 3 named ten candidates for the vacant post of the party’s chairman, its caretaker leader, Vytautas Gapšys, said, noting that the list may not be final. […]
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President Adamkus says not happy with Seimas elections results
Lithuania’s two-time President Valdas Adamkus, who celebrates his 90th birthday on Thursday, says that he is not happy with the results of last month’s parliamentary elections. […]
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SocDems leader sees good chance of reaching deal with Peasants
Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius sees a good chance of reaching a deal with the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) on a new ruling coalition, but says that he is worried about the winning party’s pre-election proposals that would boost next year’s budget deficit if implemented. […]
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Conservatives remain open to negotiating with the “Peasants”
The Conservative presidium has confirmed that the party remains open to coalition negotiations with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) if their negotiations with the Social Democrats (LSDP) fail. This was confirmed during a […]