Seimas
Politics

President convenes initial Seimas meeting on November 14

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree, convening the first meeting of the new parliament on November 14. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

SocDems decide to start coalition talks with Peasants

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s presidium decided on Friday to start talks with the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) over a new ruling coalition, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said.

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

PM says SocDems won’t hinder Peasants from forming new coalition

Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that his party will not hinder the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), which scored a resounding victory in the recent parliamentary elections, in their efforts to form a new ruling coalition. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Peasants expect to begin consultations with conservatives, SocDems Tuesday

The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), which is set to lead the next coalition government after winning the most seats in parliamentary elections, has set up a working group for consultations with the Social Democrats and the conservative the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, with meetings expected to start on Tuesday. […]