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Did Skvernelis act wisely? Tensions growing between Grybauskaitė and the ruling coalition

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' decision to propose lawyer Giedrius Danėlius as minister of justice is being described as the majority's…

7 years ago
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No new conditions in coalition deal with Lithuanian SocDem Labor party – Karbauskis

Ramūnas Karbauskis, the elder of the ruling political group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says that a new…

7 years ago
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Justice Ministry registers Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party

The Justice Minister registered on Thursday the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP, a new political party founded after last…

7 years ago
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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…

7 years ago
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Homeland Union remains Lithuania’s most popular party – Delfi/Spinter poll

The conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania's popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union…

7 years ago
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Prime minister’s words cause outrage

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' statement that the large likelihood that Russia is behind the poisoning of a former intelligence officer…

7 years ago
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Scandal heroes appearing from all corners: who will Karbauskis bet on?

The newly formed Social Democrat Labour Party has assured itself the backing of the ruling "Farmers," however it cannot fend…

7 years ago
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J. Bernatonis about G. Paluckas’ party: it would be shameful to call them Social Democrats

A new party has appeared in Lithuania – politicians, who broke away from the Social Democrats, together with a number…

7 years ago
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Seimas’ secret: what is the Kubilius commission actually for?

Tensions remain high in the Seimas this week, with the opposition settling its accounts and dependencies with the majority. This…

7 years ago
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Politicians and analysts: Russia is becoming more dangerous than North Korea

Vladimir Putin has become Russian president once again. This comes as no surprise to anyone because there were no real…

7 years ago
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M. Bastys’ impeachment: leaving Seimas with many unanswered questions

The political intrigues in Seimas and the vote held on March 13 regarding MP Mindaugas Bastys, who severely breached the…

7 years ago
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The parties are ill – an unfortunate end looms

The major political powers have entered a realm of scandal, suspicions, fracture and other problems. Political scientists and analysts conclude…

7 years ago
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SocDem Labour group to propose candidate for Lithuanian justice minister

The Social Democratic Labour group in the Lithuanian parliament will propose a candidate to become the country's next justice minister…

7 years ago
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Lithuanian SocDem Labour Party to hold constituent assembly in late March

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party will hold its constituent assembly on March 24. [...]

7 years ago
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The former Social Democrats are forming a new political entity from the remnants of various parties

"We will adhere to normal European social democracy and not the leftist manifesto released by our colleagues," one of the…

7 years ago
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Social Democrat “rebels” creating an intrigue: No one is controlling us from Moscow

MPs who have withdrawn from the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), who have spoken of the creation of a new…

7 years ago
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Seimas leadership summoning academic ethics watchguard

Top leadership of the Lithuanian parliament will Friday look into the situation surrounding Vigilijus Sadauskas, chief of the Service for…

7 years ago
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Seimas speaker urges academic ethics guard to resign amid anti-Semitism claims (Updated)

Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis on Friday urged Vigilijus Sadauskas , ombudsman for academic ethics and procedures, to step down…

7 years ago
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Andrius Kubilius. On 13 January 1991, the front line was in Lithuania. Now it is in Ukraine

On 13 January 1991, 27 years ago, Lithuania stood up for freedom. Not only for its own. We defended the…

7 years ago
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Algirdas Butkevičius specifies who will compete in the second round of the presidential elections

Former Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) chair and former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is sceptical of talks about S. Skvernelis…

7 years ago