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PM proposes Minister of Economy as caretaker of Ministry of Health
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday proposed appointing Economy Minister Evaldas Gustas as acting Minister of Health. […]
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Požela had potential of becoming PM, president – Lithuanian PM
Lithuania’s Health Minister MP Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday had the potential of becoming the prime minister and the president, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
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Lithuania to hold state funeral for deceased healthmin Požela
Lithuania will hold a state funeral for Health Minister Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday. […]
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Lithuanian watchdog approves results of 1st round of parlt election
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Sunday approved the results of all single-member constituencies of the parliamentary elections held a week ago. […]
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Order & Justice leader says vote-buying suspects not linked to his party
Remigijus Žemaitaitis, acting leader of the Order and Justice Party, says that people detained and questioned on suspicions of vote-buying in Šilutė, in western Lithuania, are linked not to his party, but to the Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals). […]
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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. […]
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President: 1st round of elections shows public is tired of scandals
The first round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections has shown that the public is tired of scandal-ridden political parties, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
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Removal of Chief election officer must be discussed by current Seimas
Lithuania’s outgoing parliament was the one that appointed Zenonas Vaigauskas as the chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, therefore, should evaluate his performance, says Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužnienė. […]
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Seimas start debates to bar ministers from keeping parliament seats
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday started debates on a constitutional amendment that would prevent ministers, except for the prime minister, from keeping their seats in the legislature. […]
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Conservatives in narrow lead over Peasants in 1st round of Seimas elections
Six political parties cleared the 5 percent threshold to take part in the allocation of 70 seats in Lithuania’s 141-member parliament, according to the preliminary results from all polling stations released late on Monday. […]
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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. […]
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Seimas election results could’ve been forged – Polish party leader
The results of the first round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections could have been forged, says Waldemar Tomaszewski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, after the party secured seven mandates in the new parliament so far. […]
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Conservatives will be in ruling bloc – Landsbergis
Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), believes that the party will be part of the future ruling coalition. […]
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2nd round of Seimas polls to include most Conservative, Peasant&Green candidates
The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the Peasant and Green Union, which came in shoulder-to-shoulder in multi-member voting in Lithuania’s parliamentary elections, will also be the main competitors in the single-member districts, as well – almost identical numbers of their candidates qualified for the second round. […]
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PM admits to SocDems’ failure to meet voter expectations on fast changes
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party, says he expected a higher support from the electorate, admitting that the party had failed to meet the expectations of some voters in connection to fast changes. […]
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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. […]
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People of Lithuania voted for change – President
People of Lithuania voted for change, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in comment of the outcome of the first round of parliamentary elections. […]
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Landsbergis: Seimas election outcome shows ruling bloc’s fiasco
The results of the Lithuanian parliamentary elections in multi-member voting shows fiasco for the ruling parties, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said in early hours of Monday. […]
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Peasant and Green Union, Conservatives head Parliament polls
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union heads the first round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections, closely followed by the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, according to preliminary results. […]
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