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Social Democrat Labour seek a president: A. Butkevičius mentioned as a potential candidate to his own surprise

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party could back the presidential bid of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis if he chose to…

6 years ago
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M. Jastramskis reveals, why the “Farmers” won the elections: who is in centre matters

Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) political scientist Mažvydas Jastramskis has analysed trends in Seimas…

6 years ago
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Seimas committees condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine

The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic of…

6 years ago
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Bakas: some of the members of Širinskienė‘s commission should be investigated themselves

Seimas National Security and Defence Committee chairman, "Farmer" group member Vytautas Bakas did not support the special commission on LRT…

6 years ago
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Seimas backs changes to party funding rules, LSDDP to get state subsidy

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday adopted amendments to the law on party funding, thus paving the way for the…

6 years ago
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Seimas speaker invites Palestinians to open Baltic representation in Lithuania

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, invited Palestinians to set up a representative office for the Baltic countries in…

6 years ago
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Seimas opposition blocks bid to provide state subsidy to breakaway SocDems

The Seimas opposition blocked on Tuesday an overhaul of public funding of political parties that would have paved the way…

6 years ago
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Seimas to decide on overhaul of party subsidies

The Lithuanian parliament plans on Thursday to make a final decision on an overhaul of the model of public funding…

6 years ago
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Lithuanian president slams move to lower referendum threshold as dangerous

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday criticized legislative initiatives to lower the referendum threshold as "irresponsible" and "dangerous", calling on…

6 years ago
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Seimas speaker to visit Israel in mid-October

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, will pay an official visit to Israel in mid-October. [...]

6 years ago
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Lithuania’s TS-LKD suggest considering moving embassy to Jerusalem

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats on Tuesday called on Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius to consider a possibility…

7 years ago
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Honorary LSDP member points out a leader, who could reunite the split party

The Social Democrats and the recently founded Social Democrat Labourites are like cat and dog. Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas…

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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Tomas Dapkus. The roots of the Justice Ministry scandal

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis' first days back from holidays were much hotter than the Spanish sun.Vice Minister of Justice Raimondas…

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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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
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Breakaway SocDems spreading message to Europe about “radical left” emerging in Lithuania

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour group, which has split from the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party and is headed by MPs…

7 years ago
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The letter: Brief overview of the current challenges for Social Democracy in Lithuania

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is the longest-existing political party in Lithuania, founded in 1896. It was involved in…

7 years ago
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Seimas proposes 44 names for ‘Magnitsky list’

The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution suggesting 44 names for inclusion in the so-called Sergei Magnitsky list of…

7 years ago