Politics
President warns political rows may undermine confidence in state
Ongoing rows among Lithuania’s parliamentary parties are destructive and may undermine confidence in the state, President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Thursday. […]
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The price of independence: could V. Ušackas‘ turn away from his party become an electoral fiasco?
With former diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas announcing his participation in the presidential elections, political scientists lrt.lt has spoken to all agree that Conservative support would raise the politician’s chances to enter the second round of elections, […]
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Even Grybauskaitė failed to bring them to the table: won’t even step foot in the presidential palace
Efforts to make peace between the ruling coalition and the opposition appear to be taking shape. According to Delfi sources, President Dalia Grybauskaitė invited Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis, Homeland Union – […]
Politics
Ušackas announces decision to run for Lithuanian president next May
Vygaudas Ušackas, a Lithuanian diplomat and former foreign minister, announced on Wednesday his decision to stand in next May’s presidential election. […]
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Heated political autumn forecast
Both the majority and opposition predict that the new political season starting with the autumn session next week will be tense. The atmosphere will be heated not only by various politicians’ agenda questions, but also […]
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S. Skvernelis: the post of prime minister would be an obstacle in the elections
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is often mentioned among potential candidates for the post of Lithuanian president. This was the discussion topic of the talk show Savaitė, lrt.lt writes. You are being described as a candidate. […]
Politics
Ušackas to announce if he’ll run for Lithuanian president Wednesday
Vygaudas Ušackas, a Lithuanian diplomat and former foreign minister, plans to announce on Wednesday whether or not he will run in next year’s presidential election. […]
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Mažvydas Jastramskis. Will the people re-elect the “Farmers?”
The Seimas and cabinet’s term has reached its halfway point. Increasingly many analysts wonder what is in store for the ruling coalition in the future. Virginijus Savukynas believes that the “Farmers” are here to stay. […]
Politics
All major Lithuanian parties, except LSDP, likely to sign new defense deal next week (Updated)
All of Lithuania’s parliamentary political parties, except for the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP), are likely to sign an agreement on the country’s defense policy for the next decade in September, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian political parties to discuss new defense policy deal
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting on Tuesday with parliamentary parties’ leaders to discuss the country’s defense policy for the next decade. […]
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TS-LKD members are confused: what game is a potential presidential candidate of theirs playing?
More than half a million letters sent out by conservative Vygaudas Ušackas to the Lithuanian people, asking whether it is worth for him to run for president this coming spring. This and other actions by […]
Politics
Seimas board prevents 2 conservative MPs from speaking at Krynica forum
The Lithuanian parliament’s board refused to give the green light for two conservatives MPs, Rasa Juknevičienė and Audronius Ažubalis, to travel to Poland to make speeches at the Krynica Economic Forum in Poland. […]
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SocDems oppose new defense deal, other Lithuanian parties inclined to back it
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is unlikely to support the government’s proposed agreement on the country’s defense policy for the next decade, but other parliamentary parties are inclined to back such a deal […]
Politics
Government offers parties to sign new defense agreement
Lithuania’s government is offering parliamentary parties to sign an agreement on the country’s defense policy for the upcoming decade. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian MPs well-prepared to raise human rights issues in Tibet, Seimas speaker says
The Lithuanian lawmakers, being sent to China, are well-prepared to raise human rights issues, Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says. […]
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Secret plan to draw in Poles not created by “Farmers”: only one key detail changed
Politicians took interest in Vilnius region only recently. The region, which no one except the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Union (LLRA-KŠS) that entrenched itself there, cared about has suddenly become […]
Politics
TS-LKD appeals against VRK ruling over LVŽS leader-linked TV series
Lithuania’s conservative opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) has turned to court with a request to annul the Central Electoral Commission‘s (VRK) conclusion that Naisių Vasara (Naisiai Summer), a TV series funded by Agrokoncernas, a business group owned by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, contains hidden episodes of political advertizing only in several installments. […]
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Presidential elections: the three main candidates have reasons to stay silent
With less than a year to go to the presidential elections, individuals, who have yet to declare their intent to become the head of state remain the most popular candidates. Political scientists and sociologists state […]
Politics
Bank of Lithuania to look into additional info on VIA SMS Group
The Bank of Lithuania will analyze additional information on VIA SMS Group after Arvydas Anušauskas, a member of the Lithuanian parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said earlier the Latvian-capital business group VIA SMS Group in Lithuania includes people who have direct ties with the owners of the collapsed Parex bank. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s election watchdog registers 6 candidates to fill vacant Seimas seat
Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday registered six candidates who want to fill a vacant parliament seat. […]