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Lithuanian parliament gives initial backing to dual citizenship referendum

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday gave its initial backing to a proposal to call a binding referendum on dual…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s social security minister says she will not resign despite opposition’s calls

Although the Liberal Movement has threatened to initiate an interpellation against Lithuania's Social Security and Labour Minister Algimanta Pabedinskienė, the…

10 years ago
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Conservative veteran Jurgis Razma: “Political windfall might prove too heavy for Gabrielius Landsbergis”

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuanian conservatives’ 33-year-old star and very likely future chairman, has perhaps just made his first major gaffe. His…

10 years ago
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Vilnius council member Mark Harold: “You see so much bullshit that you get annoyed and want to change things”

The first ever non-Lithuanian national on the Vilnius City Council reveals to the Lithuania Tribune why he ran for office.…

10 years ago
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Chess grandmaster sworn in as Lithuanian MP

On Tuesday, 21 April, chess player Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen gave an oath at the Lithuanian Seimas and joined the ranks of…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian liberals initiating binding referendum on dual citizenship

The Liberal Movement political group of the Lithuanian Seimas proposed holding a binding referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections…

10 years ago
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MP Mazuronis joins Liberal Movement political group

Member of Parliament Andrius Mazuronis on Tuesday officially joined the Liberal Movement group in the Seimas, Lithuanian parliament, which now…

10 years ago
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9 MPs register bill on same-sex partnership

Nine Lithuanian MPs representing the Social Democratic and Liberal party groups have registered a bill to allow same-sex partnership. [...]

10 years ago
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Vilnius Council coalition talks continue

On Tuesday, at the headquarters of the Liberal Movement, a round of negotiations was held over the establishment of the…

10 years ago
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First direct mayoral elections successful for Lithuania’s social democrats

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party was triumphant in the country's first direct mayoral elections, show preliminary data published by…

10 years ago
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Vilnius mayor-elect Šimašius pledges more transparency

Vilnius mayor-elect Remigijus Šimašius has promised more transparency in the Lithuanian capital's municipality, making no secret of his concern about…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s top female chess master to get MP seat

Lithuania's female chess grandmaster Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen will become a member of Lithuania's parliament to replace Liberal Remigijus Šimašius who was…

10 years ago
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Liberal Šimašius claims victory in Vilnius mayor election

Remigijus Šimašius, the Liberal Movement's candidate for Vilnius mayor, has announced he defeated incumbent mayor of the Lithuanian capital, Artūras…

10 years ago
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President Grybauskaitė slams Central Electoral Commission

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has sharply criticised the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) after facts surfaced about election violations in Trakai…

10 years ago
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Liberal Movement demands for rerun elections in Trakai District

The Liberal Movement has referred to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK), asking to annul election results in Trakai District and…

10 years ago
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Parties weigh strategies and options before mayoral run-offs in Vilnius

After local elections in Lithuania last Sunday, the new Vilnius City Municipality Council will include 38 male and 12 female…

10 years ago
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Lithuania’s municipal elections: major winners and losers

The Liberal Movement has improved its position in terms of the number of council seats following the Sunday local elections…

10 years ago
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Mayoral elections might leave 5 parliament seats vacant

If five current Lithuanian MPs who managed to get to the second round of mayoral elections win and take up…

10 years ago
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Liberals emerging as Lithuania’s major party, political experts say

Increasing popularity of the Liberal Movement is the main take-away from Sunday's local elections in Lithuania, political experts say. [...]

10 years ago
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Liberals and conservatives agree on coalition in Vilnius

Representatives of the Liberal Movement and the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats agreed on Monday to seek setting up a…

10 years ago