Order and Justice

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Replacing government now would be ‘irresponsible’, president says

Replacing the government months before general elections would be "irresponsible", Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday, after the Social…

9 years ago
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Lithuania’s major parties come together to oppose Belarus nuclear plant

Lithuania’s major political parties will work out an agreement to present a unified front opposing the threat posed by the…

9 years ago
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Minister of Environment says he won’t resign even if PM asks him to

Minister of Environment Kęstutis Trečiokas, a member of the Order and Justice party, denied lying in the case surrounding the…

9 years ago
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Lithuania in “medium-sized” political crisis but coalition likely to remain

Lithuania is currently undergoing a “medium-sized” political crisis, according to Lithuanian political scientists and analysts, but one that should not…

9 years ago
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Order and Justice Party aims to double party membership to 20,000

Order and Justice party is committing itself to expanding its membership to 20,000 from the current 13,000, said the party‘s…

9 years ago
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Order and Justice party to unite with about 30 public organisations

During a congress later in March, Lithuania's Order and Justice party, part of the current ruling coalition, will sign an…

9 years ago
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Order and Justice party members target Lithuanian prosecutor’s home with protest

Members of the Order and Justice party, part of the ruling coalition party in Lithuania and whose Rolandas Paksas leader…

9 years ago
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Released transcripts ‘fuel doubts’ about environment minister’s suitability, president says

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that released transcripts of conversations between Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas and Druskininkai mayor cast doubts…

9 years ago
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23 parties to run in Seimas elections this year

23 registered Lithuanian political parties have submitted their member lists to the Ministry of Justice by 1 March and will…

9 years ago
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Who’ll win the Seimas elections?

Most observers reckon that, after the Seimas elections, the nucleus of the ruling coalition will be made up of Social…

9 years ago
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Opposition demands environment minister’s resignation

Opposition parties at the Lithuanian parliament have called for resignation of Interior Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas due to suspected corruption. [...]

9 years ago
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MEP Paksas suspected of taking €15k bribe

MEP Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party, is suspected of accepting a bribe of €15,000, Lithuanian prosecutors…

9 years ago
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Influence peddling investigation – key facts

Lithuania's Special Investigation Service (STT) broke the news on Monday that it was investigating suspected influence peddling that involves the…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian political parties still not transparent, says anti-corruption head

The latest round of investigations of politicians by the Special Investigation Service (STT) is yet another signal that political parties…

9 years ago
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‘Influence peddling investigation came like bolt from the blue’ – Norfa owner

The supermarket chain Norfa has been named in an influence peddling investigation that involves the leader of one of Lithuania's…

9 years ago
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MEP Paksas offered bribe by owner of Lithuania’s biggest newspaper, say investigators

MEP Rolandas Paksas, leader of the Order and Justice party, was questioned in an influence peddling investigation on Monday. The…

9 years ago
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Order and Justice leader Paksas interrogated in influence peddling investigation

MEP Rolandas Paksas, the leader of the ruling Order and Justice party, was interrogated as a special witness in a…

9 years ago
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Who will drive winter out of frosty Lithuanian-Polish relations?

Despite plenty of issues of common interest at international level, relations between Poland and Lithuania remain frozen. [...]

9 years ago
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Why are radical parties failing to attract support in Lithuania?

Radical parties on the left and the right of the political spectrum are rising in popularity across the EU with…

9 years ago
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Interior Minister Skvernelis to run for MP seat with Social Democrats

Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who has seen his approval ratings soar in recent months, has reportedly decided to throw his…

9 years ago