Antanas Guoga
Politics

Guoga leaves Liberal Movement, Vilnius mayor to vie for party chairmanship

MEP Antanas Guoga, acting leader of Lithuania’s Liberal Movement, has said he plans to leave the party. The party’s leadership previously considered to expel Guoga. […]

Eligijus Masiulis
Politics

Liberal leader suspected of bribe-taking summoned to Prosecutor General’s Office

MP Eligijus Masiulis, who has suspended his leadership of the Liberal Movement pending investigation into suspicions that he could have accepted a bribe, arrived at the Prosecutor General’s Office on Monday. […]

Eligijus Masiulis
Politics

Liberal Movement leader Masiulis steps down after €100k bribe allegations

Liberal Movement leader Eligijus Masiulis is withdrawing from the party leader‘s position and renouncing his parliamentary mandate after Lithuania‘s anti-fraud police raided his home and launched a probe into allegations he received a €100,000 bribe. […]

Virginija Baltraitienė
Politics

Agriculture minister under scrutiny for awarding contracts to party-linked companies

Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė might have to explain herself to official ethics watchdogs after it has emerged that the ministry’s food for poor programme awarded a government contract to a company linked to the minister’s party colleague Viktor Uspaskich. […]