Politics
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Politics
Labour party will not ask Seimas speaker Loreta Graužinienė to step down despite widespread disapproval
With less than a year left until the Seimas (parliament) elections, the Labour Party is not planning to ask Loreta Graužinienė to leave the Seimas speaker‘s position. However, not only the opposition, but some MPs from the ruling coalition are dissatisfied with the politician. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s ruling parties usurped legislation, opposition complains
Almost 5,000 legislative bills have been registered at the Lithuanian parliament since it took oath in 2012. A third of them have been proposed by the ruling Social Democratic Party. The opposition says that the governing majority has usurped the legislative process and do not want to discuss their proposals, lzinios.lt reports. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s interior minister enjoys sudden surge in popularity
Three politicians are in a close battle for the first spot in popularity ratings, a survey by the market and opinion research centre Vilmorus shows. President Dalia Grybauskaitė remains Lithuania’s most popular politician with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius her runner-up. Saulius Skvernelis, the Minister of the Interior, is a close third. […]
Politics
Opposition MPs want scrutiny on Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s hiring policies
MPs of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) party have asked the Special Investigation Service (STT) and the Public Service Department (VTD) to look into media reports about alleged dubious practices of hiring for government jobs by the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). […]
Politics
Five Lithuanian parties would pass parliamentary election threshold
Five parties would pass the 5-percent threshold and secure seats in the Lithuanian Parliament if elections were to take place in the nearest future, the latest public opinion poll has revealed. […]
Society
Vytautas Landsbergis, one of architects of Lithuanian independence, in hospital
Vytautas Landsbergis, a prominent politician and one of the architects of the modern state of Lithuania, has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Vilnius. […]
Politics
Seimas anti-corruption body to look into corruption allegations against social democratic and conservative politicians
The Seimas Anti-Corruption Commission, which has been granted an ad hoc investigative powers, will into corruption allegations surrounding social democratic politicians in Druskininkai and also the activities of influential Conservatives and their families. […]
Politics
Former finance minister to run for Lithuanian parliament
Ingrida Šimonytė, deputy chairwoman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, will be running in next year’s parliamentary elections in one of Vilnius single-member constituencies. Her candidacy was put forward by the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). […]
European Union
Lithuanian conservative leader expresses solidarity with Merkel on refugee crisis
The congress of the European People‘s Party in Madrid has turned into a meeting of conservative leaders to discuss the refugee crisis, a divisive issue for European conservatives. Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the Lithuanian Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, says that his party supports Angela Merkel‘s idea of solidarity, but also questions the sustainability of proposed solutions. […]
Politics
Social Democrats suggest abolishing single-seat electoral constituencies
The Social Democrats have proposed to completely transform the current election system in Lithuania. Their proposal includes abolishing single-seat constituencies, dividing Lithuania into 10 voting districts. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s former ambassador to US to run for parliament with conservatives
A Vilnius unit of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) has nominated diplomat Žygimantas Pavilionis to run for a parliament seat in the upcoming general elections next year in the Naujamiestis constituency of Vilnius. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Juknevičienė elected main rapporteur of Political Committee of NATO Parliamentary Assembly
MP Rasa Juknevičienė from the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) parliamentary group of the Lithuanian parliament has been elected as the main rapporteur of the Political Committee of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, which is taking place in Stavanger, Norway. […]
Politics
Conservatives propose to recognize Lithuania’s Communist Party as criminal organisation
A group of Lithuanian politicians and activists have proposed that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and its subsidiary in Lithuania – the Communist Party of Lithuania (LKP) – be recognized “a criminal organisation, organiser and executor of the genocide of the Lithuanian people, responsible for extermination, deportation and other repressions against Lithuanian residents”. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s conservatives suggest abolishing secret voting in parliament
Jurgis Razma, a member of the opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has proposed abolishing secret voting in the Seimas of Lithuania, except for secret votes of non-confidence provided for by the Constitution. […]
Politics
Lithuanian political parties got EUR 8.4m in funds in 2014
Lithuanian political parties received EUR 8.4 million in funds last year, according to the country’s statistics department, Statistics Lithuania. […]
Politics
MP Kubilius says Ukrainian president’s advisory council he is on works ‘theoretically’ only
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko‘s advisory council works only theoretically, Lithuanian opposition leader Andrius Kubilius of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats says. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president calls on setting up development fund for Polish-dominated region
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė supports an initiative to set up a special fund or launch a special program for promoting development of the country’s southeastern region to make use of the potential in the region densely populated by Lithuanian Poles. […]
Politics
Liberals remain Lithuania’s 2nd most popular party despite fall in ratings
A fifth of the Lithuanian voters (20.1 percent) would vote for the ruling Social Democratic Party in parliamentary elections, a poll shows, while 12.9 percent would support the Liberal Movement. While the liberals suffered a 3.1-percent drop in ratings month-on-month, they still remain the second most popular party in Lithuania. […]
European Union
Who are most active and passive Lithuanian MEPs
Lithuanian MEPs Vilija Blinkevičiūtė and Zigmantas Balčytis of the Social Democrats and Liberal Antanas Guoga were the country’s most active members in the European Parliament over the 1st year of their term, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]