The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier. That said, no less a blow was that to the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) which had been dominant in ratings nigh on up to election day. What do the Social Democrats need to do after this loss to Gabrielius Landsbergis’ Conservatives and Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasants”? […]
Some of the current Social Democrat Party (LSDP) chairman’s deputies while performing poorly in the single-mandate electoral district, somehow are highly placed in the LSDP electoral roll, in fact rising in their ranking there. Political […]
The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), having been left third in the election, does not appear to be willing to let go of the reins of governance. Party leader, PM Algirdas Butkevičius stated that after […]
Social Democrat (LSDP) honorary chairman Aloyzas Sakalas makes no effort to sugarcoat his words. He has stated that after such election results Algirdas Butkevičius should resign as party chairman.“During Butkevičius’ term the Social Democrats have […]
Midnight on October 9, the Social Democrats (LSDP) were confident that they will be among the parties that will form the coalition government. With the results starting to arrive from the multi-mandate electoral districts, however, they had to admit defeat. […]
LRT.lt sources suggest that Peasant and Greens (LVŽS) negotiations with the Social Democrats (LSDP) are led by former Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis, while the negotiations with the Conservatives (TS-LKD) are led by the […]
Recently tax reform proposals, which would help raise tax income, of those preparing the new social model were dismissed by the coalition government leaders, the Social Democrats. Now the LSDP has made a U-turn in […]
The Seimas elections are already this Sunday, but many observers have criticised that the current elections are as bleak as ever. Why are the upcoming elections so much less impactful than the previous ones? The […]
With only a couple of weeks remaining to the Seimas elections, the electoral campaigning isn‘t the only thing to reach a fevered peak, so are the calculations and debates on who will form the coalition […]
“People first” is the slogan with which the Social Democrats (LSDP) entered power four years ago. Last week, however, the LSDP voted alongside a number of other parties to overrule the President’s veto of the […]
Representatives from the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) and Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) met in a Delfi electoral debate in an exchange of opinions. LVŽS Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis spoke for his party, while the LSDP was represented by deputy party Chairman and Seimas deputy Chairman Algirdas Sysas. Key focus in the exchange were artificial insemination, the writing of last names in original language in identification documents and matters of partnership. […]
The Lithuanian parliament on Wednesday overturned the presidential veto of a new Labour Code that was adopted by the Seimas in June, thus paving the way for the legislation aimed liberalizing labor relations to come into effect in early 2017. […]
Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party is likely to support the presidential veto of the new Labour Code, says the party’s vice-chairman MP Algirdas Sysas. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed a bill proposed by Social Democrat MP Algirdas Sysas and adopted by the Seimas (parliament) that suggest that certain requirements for third-country nationals would only apply for their first application for residence permits in Lithuania, and that the permit would later be extended almost automatically.
To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here. […]
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday opened discussions into the draft Law on Assisted Insemination, which would stipulate state financing for expensive assisted insemination procedures for families unable to have children. […]
Minimal social insurance contributions should be paid as a percentage of the minimum wage even by employees who make less than that, says Mindaugas Sinkevičius, director of Lithuania’s Social Insurance Fund (Sodra). This would disincentivize employers to pay part of their employee’s wages illegally. […]
The Social Democratic party has chosen not to support the Order and Justice party’s nomination of Povilas Gylys as a candidate for Minister of the Interior. […]
The Lithuanian parliament will discuss a proposal of Deputy Parliament Speaker Algirdas Sysas, a social democrat, that employers who pay their employees below minimum wage be made to pay higher contributions to the Sodra, the social insurance system. […]
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius was re-elected as the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party for a two-year term on Friday. […]
Copyright © 2024 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes