Kęstas Komskis
Politics

Order and Justice party results in Seimas’elections in doubt

Suspicions of vote-buying in Šilutė, in western Lithuania, may call into question the Order and Justice Party‘s overall results in the country’s parliamentary elections, the head of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said on Thursday. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Conservatives pull ahead of Peasant & Green Union in Seimas elections

The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats have a narrow lead over the Peasant and Green Union in the first round of the parliamentary elections, according to the latest preliminary results published by the Central Electoral Commission. […]

Eugenijus Gentvilas
Politics

Gentvilas: Liberal Movement readying for talks with Conservatives

The Lithuanian Liberal Movement, which has already secured eight mandates in the country’s 141-seat parliament, is readying for negotiations with the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, says Eugenijus Gentvilas, the number one candidate on the Liberals’ election list. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

PM on voter turnout: one always wants more

One always wants a higher voter turnout, but a voter’s choice not to go to the polls has to be respected as well, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Sunday night, commenting on 49.9 percent voter turnout in the country’s parliamentary elections. […]