Algirdas Butkevičius, Ramūnas Karbauskis
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Karbauskis gathering 2 coalitions: a formal and a value-based one

The Peasant and Greens Union is continuing negotiations with the Social Democrat Party. On October 31 the representatives of both parties met in Seimas where they discussed their next steps. Representing the Social Democrats were […]

Mindaugas Jurkynas
CORPORATE

“Peasant” weight in the coalition could drown the SocDems

The Social Democrats have chosen to begin negotiations on a coalition with the “Peasants.” In the aftermath of all that has been said in the week after the elections it looks logical. You could suspect that both the Conservatives and Social Democrats found it hard to cope with the idea of being the junior, not senior partner in the coalition, however the latter had fewer grudges against the winners. […]

At the meeting of the Peasants and Greens Union HQ
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Negotiations begin – what do the “Peasants” promise the SocDems?

The victors of this year’s election to Seimas, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) is beginning negotiations with the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) on building a new cabinet. While there is no coalition agreement yet, it is already becoming clearer who will take what officers in Seimas and the ministerial cabinet. […]

Algirdas Sysas, Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

SocDems to probably hold coalition talks with Peasants – PM

Lithuania’s Social Democratic Party will probably decide to enter into coalition negotiations with the Peasant and Green Union, says the party’s chairman, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, adding he will also be part of the negotiating team. […]

MP Jaroslaw Kazcynski
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Beniušis. Will Karbauskis follow in Kaczynski’s steps?

When I go abroad I like to have a chat with taxi drivers – they help better understand the moods of the public. A young taxi driver I met in Warsaw in May this year cursed “I’m emigrating in a month to Norway with my family and won’t return until Jaroslaw Kaczynski is behind bars.” This is how he evaluated the work of the Poland‘s majority government leader. I was reminded of this story when some “Facebook friends,” who are Conservative/Liberal voters from Vilnius spoke of emigration if Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasant Greens” enter government. Karbauskis himself states that the fight with emigration will be his greatest priority Vaidas Beniušis writes in BNS. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Ramūnas Karbauskis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President vows to put no pressure on Peasants over coalition partners

President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she will not put any pressure on the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), the party that won the most seats in the recent parliamentary elections, over ruling coalition partners. […]