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ELECTIONS. Labour Party in brief
Seen as the party with most potentialNowadays Viktor Uspaskich sings lyric and melodic songs about his difficulties. The difficulties only arose later in his career however; in 2003 when he, a millionaire member of Seimas, […]
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ELECTIONS: less funds for traditional ads, more walking from “door to door”
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 […]
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OSCE, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian NGOs to observe Seimas’ elections
A group of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and members of non-governmental organizations from Russia, Poland and Ukraine will observe next month’s parliamentary elections in Lithuania. […]
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Liberal Movement urges for depoliticised Central Electoral Commission
The Liberal Movement is urging to change the regulations behind the composition of the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) DELFI reported. The party hopes that with the institution’s work being depoliticised the commission could work in […]
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Debate on legal status of live broadcasts with politicians continues
With the recent controversy where the Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius was asked by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) to not appear in a live broadcast, further comments from related parties shed light on the circumstances […]
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Profile of MP candidate in Lithuania – 48-yr-old with university degree
A 48.9-year-old Lithuanian man with a university degree who has declared 165,927 euros worth of property and has run for elections in the past – this is the profile of a statistical candidate for parliament published by Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission. […]
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Backlash against Central Electoral Commission directive regarding live interviews
With the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) requesting to cancel an interview with PM Algirdas Butkevičius in the LRT news show Laba Diena, Lietuva (Good day, Lithuania), citing a ban on politicians participating in Seimas elections from appearing on live television shows, there has been a backlash from a number of prominent media figures such as Edmundas Jakilaitis, Rimvydas Valatka and Aistė Žilinskienė. […]
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Expatriate Lithuanians slow in registering to vote in general elections
Lithuanian citizens living abroad are not very active in registering as voters for the October general elections, the Central Electoral Commission has said. […]
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Line-up of parties on election ballots revealed
Parties running for parliament in Lithuania’s general elections this Ocober have drawn lots to decide the order in which they will be listed on the ballots. The Central Electoral Commission‘s chairman Zenonas Vaigauskas said on […]
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16 parties to run for seats in Lithuanian parliament
Sixteen political parties have submitted all the necessary documents to the Central Electoral Commission to be able to participate in Lithuania’s general elections this October. […]
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Gapšys’ MP mandate revoked
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday announced that the mandate of the Labour Party‘s MP Vytautas Gapšys had been terminated. Gapšys is facing corruption charges and has himself asked to be relieved of his duties as an MP.
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MP Gapšys giving up Seimas seat as of Wednesday
Lithuanian MP Vytautas Gapšys of the Labour Party has handed a request to the Central Electoral Commission to terminate his mandate as of August 3.
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Initiative to ban electricity from Belarus nuclear plant moves on to Seimas
The Lithuanian parliament will discuss a citizens’ legislative initiative to bar market access for electricity from a nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, just 50 kilometres from Vilnius.
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Outsiders make up a third of Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union’s candidate list
As many as 44 candidates on the list of the Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) are not party members, a third of the total. “Unlike other political forces, we did not require that our candidates […]
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19 parties and 29 independents register for Lithuania’s parliamentary elections
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission has concluded registration of campaign participants for the upcoming general elections this October.
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Lithuania launches new initiative against vote-buying before elections
The heads of Lithuania’s ministries for interior and justice and the Central Electoral Commission signed on Thursday a memorandum on cooperation in combating vote-buying during elections.
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Lithuania‘s political parties hit with fines for illegal campaigning
With Lithuania’s parliamentary election campaigns gaining momentum, the Central Electoral Commission has had to take action over complaints of illegal political campaigning, reports TV3 Žinios. Opposition parties were up in arms last week after a […]
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Lithuanian political parties running up large debts
With elections in the offing, many of Lithuania‘s political parties are already mired in debt despite receiving large state subsidies, according to the Central Electoral Commission. The Liberal Movement ended 2015 in the worst financial […]