Politics
Municipal council compositions: dominance in some cities
On Monday, the composition of municipal councils is beginning to emerge. […]
Electoral Action of Poles
Central/Eastern Europe
Polish ForMin urges Lithuania to scrap election threshold for ethnic minorities – Interview
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has called on Lithuania to amend its legislation so that ethnic minority parties do not have to reach the threshold of votes needed to enter the Seimas. […]
Politics
Election Action of Poles might get Seimas’ vice speaker’s post, Farmers’ leader says
Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance might get the position of a deputy speaker of the Seimas, despite not being part of the ruling majority. […]
European Union
Blinkevičiūtė ranks as most active Lithuanian MEP, Tomaszewski as least active
Social Democrat Vilija Blinkevičiūtė continues to rank as the most active Lithuanian member of the European Parliament and Waldemar Tomaszewski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA), remains the least active, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday, citing data from Mepranking.eu. […]
Politics
TS-LKD widens gap with “farmers” – survey
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats remain the most popular party in Lithuania and its lead over the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), which came in second in April, has increased, according to a new survey by Vilmorus pollster for the Lietuvos Rytas daily, published on Saturday. […]
CORPORATE
Newest ratings: leaders surface, unfazed by scandals
The scandals, which seem to come every day, linked to both the “Farmers” and the Conservatives, have failed to cause significant harm to either party’s ratings. Meanwhile the new Social Democrat Labour Party of Gediminas […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Center Party crosses 5% threshold
The Lithuanian Center Party headed by MP Naglis Puteikis would cross the five-percent threshold to win parliamentary mandates, if elections were held on the nearest Sunday, shows a poll published on delfi.lt news portal on Monday. […]
Politics
Coalition talks possible with Polish party group, not Tomaszewski – Seimas’ speaker
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis does not rule out that the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) would hold coalition talks with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families amid the lack of formal majority. […]
Politics
Vilnius SocDems set to stay in capital city’s coalition
The council of the Vilnius unit of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Council decided to continue their participation in the new ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Movement, saying they would see whether their proposals are reflected in the 2018 budget draft. […]
Politics
Polish Ambassador advises Polish party in Lithuania against celebrating May 9
Celebrating the end of World War II on May 9 is not a good thing to do, as the day in 1945 did not bring freedom to Lithuania or Poland, says Poland’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Urszula Doroszewska. […]
Politics
Politics
Polish party’s candidate to be proposed for Vilnius vice-mayor – Šimašius
Main issues have been agreed in the efforts to form a new coalition in the Vilnius City Council, and Edita Tamošiūnaitė of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families will be proposed for vice-mayor, says the Lithuanian capital’s Mayor Remigijus Šimašius. […]
Politics
Liberals end coalition with Homeland Union in Vilnius council
The Lithuanian Liberal Movement has decided to end its coalition with the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats in the City Council of Vilnius and plans to form a new ruling majority in the capital. […]
Politics
Farmers may sign deal with Electoral Action of Poles – Seimas’ Chairman
The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) may sign a coalition agreement with the political group of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
Politics
Conservatives, Farmers heading poll
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) top the popularity list of parties, shows a poll conducted for delfi.lt news portal by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) pollster. […]
Politics
Polish MP angered by refused registration of group for ties with Belarus
Jaroslav Narkevič, a member of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, has expressed indignation over the refusal to register a group for ties with Belarus. […]
CORPORATE
Challenge from Skvernelis to Karbauskis: he can use his main trump card
Minister Saulius Skvernelis is the most popular politician, the latest opinion poll confirmed this. At the same time, the situation regarding ratings is much worse for Social Democrats. As commissioned by DELFI to public opinion […]
Society
Some MPs propose to consider lowering election barrier for Natl minorities
The May 3 Group set up at the Lithuanian parliament to address national minority policy issues proposes to consider lowering the Seimas election threshold for national minority parties. […]
CORPORATE
Open letter to Jarosław Kaczyński
I have always been among a right winger politician in Lithuania who supported and support the party you founded with your late brother Lech in 2001 Law and Justice. […]
CORPORATE
Jastramskis on Conservatives – “I do not envy the party’s strategists”
During discussions of electoral results it was typically accepted that the results of some parties depend on voter turnout. The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and Polish Electoral Action in Lithuania (LLRA) were typically identified as such parties; the lower the voter turnout, the better for the Conservatives and Poles. […]