Politics
Butkevičius not elected as parlt vice-speaker
Four parliamentary vice-speakers were elected in late hours of Monday in Lithuania, while Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius came some votes short of being elected to the post. […]
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Karbauskis addresses concerns – “controlling” posts will go to opposition
Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis is attempting to ease the future opposition’s concerns – “controlling” posts in various parliamentary committees and commissions will go specifically to the opposition. Earlier unofficial information […]
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Peasants’ flirting with Conservatives continues
Having built a coalition, the “Peasants” and Social Democrats will be forced to seek support from parties that ended up in the opposition in regard to a number of questions. Writing names in non-Lithuanian symbols, […]
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Conservatives, Liberals, Order and Justice opt for opposition, Poles undecided
The conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Liberal Movement and the Order and Justice have opted to be in the opposition in the next Seimas and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) expects to decide on Monday whether or not to support the new ruling majority in the parliament. […]
Foreign affairs
Pavilionis – all is going to be fine with D. Trump
Former Lithuanian ambassador the United States, Conservative member of Seimas Žygimantas Pavilionis states he was expecting the republican candidate Donald Trump to win, even if the victory is yet to be official. Pavilionis notes that there is no real drama in this, a democratic process concluded, the only issue being that Lithuania failed to establish connections with D. Trump’s entourage. […]
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Pavilionis on Moscow’s hand in preventing Conservatives from joining coalition
Žygimantas Pavilionis, former Lithuanian ambassador to the United States and now Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) member of Seimas has stated that he believes the Conservatives have yielded to Moscow’s machinations by refusing […]
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Landsbergis –rumours about potential renegades are concerning
“We are only hearing rumours about potential renegades, but the rumours are concerning,” said Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis in response to talks that confusion has spread in the party ranks regarding negotiations with the “Peasants”. After the TS-LKD presidium meeting, in the show Dėmesio Centre (Centre of Attention) the TS-LKD chairman spoke of mistakes made in the elections, current positions on the coalition government and emotions inside the party, said to the LRT TV. […]
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“Peasants” not stopping negotiations for the Conservatives
“The Conservatives could join the coalition only after our negotiations with the Social Democrats, becoming the third member of the coalition. We will not cease negotiations with the Social Democrats for the Conservatives because that […]
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SocDems leader sees good chance of reaching deal with Peasants
Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius sees a good chance of reaching a deal with the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) on a new ruling coalition, but says that he is worried about the winning party’s pre-election proposals that would boost next year’s budget deficit if implemented. […]
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Conservatives remain open to negotiating with the “Peasants”
The Conservative presidium has confirmed that the party remains open to coalition negotiations with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) if their negotiations with the Social Democrats (LSDP) fail. This was confirmed during a […]
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Confusion in the Conservative ranks
The victor of this year’s election, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) has begun forming a coalition, it has currently initiated negotiations with the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party to form a new coalition. While […]
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Vilpišauskas. A week after elections. A week to a new coalition?
After the surprising Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) victory in the second round of elections, it was significantly less surprising to hear of the Social Democrat (LSDP) decision to begin negotiations with the victors on […]
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Skvernelis – on initial tasks and expectations of the Conservatives
Prime Minister candidate for the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) Saulius Skvernelis spoke on the Alfa Savaitė show, sharing his thoughts about the party’s position and principal expectations for the future coalition, as well […]
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Kubilius on why the “Peasants” won the election
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) veteran Andrius Kubilius shared his thoughts on social media regarding the sombre mood following this year’s Seimas election. […]
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Šimašius on Guoga moving to Conservatives and competition with TS-LKD
Liberal Movement Chairman, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius admits that a year ago and later there were talks of a potential coalition with the Peasant and Greens Union, however the Liberal Movement chose to remain in […]
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Landsbergis hinting about renegades in the party and minister posts
The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis has hinted on social media that there may be renegades in the party who could be tempted by ministerial positions offered by the Peasant […]
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Laučius on elections; It was bound to happen
It’s not just the images of belligerents that explain the landslide victory of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (PLGU) in the Seimas elections. It’s also the need for social justice and the disappointment arising from a socially insensitive neo-liberal policy. Other explanations either complement this or are all-encompassing. […]
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Peasants, SocDems agree to start work on Govt programme
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) and the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) agreed on Monday to start working on a coalition government programme. […]
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“Peasant” weight in the coalition could drown the SocDems
The Social Democrats have chosen to begin negotiations on a coalition with the “Peasants.” In the aftermath of all that has been said in the week after the elections it looks logical. You could suspect that both the Conservatives and Social Democrats found it hard to cope with the idea of being the junior, not senior partner in the coalition, however the latter had fewer grudges against the winners. […]