Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Conservatives pull ahead of Peasant & Green Union in Seimas elections

The conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats have a narrow lead over the Peasant and Green Union in the first round of the parliamentary elections, according to the latest preliminary results published by the Central Electoral Commission. […]

Eligijus Masiulis
Politics

Former liberal leader Masiulis says suspected bribe was a loan

Eligijus Masiulis, a former MP and leader of the Liberal Movement who has been under investigation for alleged influence peddling and bribe taking, has presented his version of events. He insists that the money that investigators found in his home, the suspected bribe, was a personal loan extended to him by Raimondas Kurlianskis, vice-president of the business group MG Baltic. […]

The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas
CORPORATE

Party leaders refuse to lead election lists

A distinctive feature of this year‘s parliamentary election campaign in Lithuania is that many party leaders refuse to lead their parties in the election lists. Liberal Movement leader Eligijus Masiulis fell due to corruption suspicions, […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
CORPORATE

Social Democrats cling to top of ratings but face competition as elections approach

Surveys show that if the Seimas elections were to be held next weekend, the Social Democratic party would win in its multi-member electoral districts. The Social Democrats have been the most popular party in Lithuania […]