Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė
Politics

MP Šalaševičiūtė proposed as Lithuanian minister of healthcare

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose MP Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė as minister of healthcare. […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
Politics

Lithuanian minister of health steps down

Lithuania’s Health Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis has confirmed his resignation. His successor will be known later in the day, with the Seimas’ Social Democratic Vice-Speaker Algirdas Sysas named as one of the most realistic candidates. […]

Lithuanian Government representatives
Politics

President’s adviser: Cabinet might be approved without several ministers

A new government in Lithuania might be approved without several ministers if they fail to form transparent teams, says Rasa Svetikaitė, the Lithuanian president’s chief adviser on legal issues. […]

President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuanian government returns its mandate to re-elected president

Following inauguration of Lithuania’s re-elected President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Saturday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has returned the government’s mandate. […]

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Lithuanian prime minister says blacklist vice-ministers will not be reinstated

Suspicious vice-ministers will not work in the renewed government, Lithuania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]