Farmers and Greens

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Experts on what action Šimonytė should take: how could it affect the Conservatives?

Last week, two striking episodes rocked the national political landscape - the ongoing issue of the transit of Belaruskalij fertilisers…

3 years ago
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One mistake and ratings and trust will plummet: political analysts warn two parties

The latest party and their leader ratings show slight changes in the tables. The Social Democrats remain the most popular,…

3 years ago
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What actually lies beneath the menacing flag of protest: a look at the real faces of the Movement of Families

What links the active participants of “marcher” protests: a businessman from Marijampolė, the son of the signatory of the March…

3 years ago
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Much uncertainty after Skvernelis and Karbauskis’ divorce: reason behind playing tricks explained

Was the love between Ramūnas Karbauskis and Saulius Skvernelis, which brought the “Farmers” success in the 2016 elections, blind or…

3 years ago
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Political scientists on Skvernelis’ move: what was expected and what future is predicted

The future and political success of the politicians who broke away from the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) will…

3 years ago
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On the “Farmers’” manoeuvres – it’s not Karbauskis’ whims, but part of a larger strategy

Political scientists note that the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) plans to increasingly distance themselves from the ruling bloc’s…

4 years ago
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Urbonaitė : I don‘t see anyone willing to burn their political careers

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s statement that upon feeling that the Conservatives Seimas group no longer backs her, she would question…

4 years ago
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The opposition carriage might not hold up – internal bickering has dug a deep crisis pit

Mutual bickering might be an even more important and time-consuming activity than opposing the ruling block. After going down this…

4 years ago
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Political scientist on Karbauskis’ withdrawal: years in the desert for the “Farmers”

“In protest of the liberal ruling block’s efforts to restrict the capacities of our group members to work in Seimas…

4 years ago
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Bruveris. The Conservatives go down the “Farmer” path?

The Conservatives are like the “Farmers” and the new Seimas is akin to the old, just symmetrically flipped from left…

4 years ago
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With “Farmers” lagging behind Conservatives, Karbauskis speaks about his political future

With the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) taking a clear lead in the first round of the Seimas…

4 years ago
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Vasiliauskas: ambiguous signs emerge in Lithuania

On the News radio (“Žinių radijas”) show, Lithuania‘s bank board‘s director Vitas Vasiliauskas said that whilst the world economic scenario…

4 years ago
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Astravyets on an electoral platter: why are the Conservatives so aggressive and the “Farmers” so silent?

The approaching Seimas elections and launch date of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant have linked these seemingly unrelated events. The opposition Conservatives…

4 years ago
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Paluckas admits having received requests from “Farmers”

Social Democrat Party leader Gintautas Paluckas admitted to the tv3.lt news portal that he received a number of requests from…

5 years ago
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Nausėda‘s conversations with party leaders – the president, seeks allies

There’s still a good eight months to the Seimas elections; however, preparations are ongoing for them not only among the…

5 years ago
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Everyone still has wings before the battle

The Social Democrats or the Labour Party, perhaps even both together – such is the cruelly ironic choice, whom to…

5 years ago
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A year of party decline: numbers reveal an uncomfortable truth

The Gintautas Paluckas’ Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) remains Lithuania’s largest political party with a membership of 16,545 members. However,…

5 years ago
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Paluckas cautioned by party on behind the scenes talks with Skvernelis

The Social Democrat party has warned its leader Gintautas Paluckas – attempts to lure over Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who…

5 years ago
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Will there be new “saviours”? What should be expected from the 2020 Seimas elections

“Lithuanian elect “saviours” primarily due to disappointment,” political scientist Kęstutis Girnius commented on Lithuanians‘ electoral preferences in the lead up…

5 years ago
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Results of the confrontation: cabinet collapse could lead to another

How can you so confidently descended into a final confrontation when afterwards you lose it with such certainty? How can…

5 years ago