elections

  • Foreign affairs

Will the Kremlin go beyond election interference?

Once the Kremlin is persuaded that Joe Biden will become the US’s next president, it may go for the jugular.…

4 years ago
  • Politics

Government proposes banning third-country election consultations

Lithuania's government on Wednesday proposed to the parliament to adopt amendments that would ban election consultations from third-country representatives and…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s year after Seimas elections: 5 reforms, 5 scandals, 5 challenges

Monday marks a year since the first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections. BNS provides an overview of the key decisions…

7 years ago
  • Politics

T. Bryer: Citizenship does not end with the Vote

“I will always be less concerned about low voter turnout than high turnout with poorly informed voters”, says Thomas A.…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Poll: 4 parties would qualify for Seimas seats

Four parties would enter the Seimas, Lithuanian parliament, if elections were held this week, according to a recent Vilmorus survey.Kauno…

8 years ago
  • Global LT

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…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

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…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

The jigsaw puzzle of Lithuania’s future government

Political observers predict that three parties - the social democrats, the conservatives and the peasant-greens - will take the lion's…

8 years ago
  • Politics

New poll shows close race between top Lithuanian parties

The Lithuanian Social Democrats remain the most popular party, but the newcomer Peasant and Greens Union is almost neck and…

8 years ago
  • Politics

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…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

1,500 candidates to compete for 141 seats in Lithuanian parliament

With about two months left until the general elections, political parties must submit their final application documents to Lithuania's Central…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Political scientist: Voters love young faces, but some are too young or too stained

The conservative leader is too young and inexperienced to be aiming for the prime ministerial post, meanwhile the political career…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Former Vilnius mayor Zuokas dodges face-off with former interior minister

Former Vilnius mayor Artūras Zuokas decided not to stand in Karoliniškės single-member constituency and moved to Senamiestis constituency after former…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Party leaders refuse to lead election lists

A distinctive feature of this year‘s parliamentary election campaign in Lithuania is that many party leaders refuse to lead their…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s Polish party leader not to run for Seimas seat

MEP Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and the Union of Christian Families, has…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian parties’s star-spangled candidate lists

A European bushido champion, an Olympic record holder, a master chess player, and even the strongest man in the world…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Former interior minister to challenge former Vilnius mayor in his constituency

On Thursday, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union presented all the candidates standing in single member constituencies in Vilnius.The leader…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Bushido champion to challenge PM in his constituency

Lithuanian Bushido champion and winner of international tournaments Kęstutis Smirnovas has joined the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) and…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Kęstutis Daukšys to lead Labour Party’s candidate list as party chairman stays in EP

Labour Party leader Valentinas Mazuronis stays in the European Parliament while the chairman of the party‘s parliamentary group Kęstutis Daukšys…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Order and Justice finalizes election candidate list

Lithuania's Order and Justice party has approved its candidate list for October's general election. It is led by deputy chairman…

8 years ago