The forestry reform prepared by the “Farmers” will become the first real test of the coalition government. The Social Democrats have already declared that they will not support the reform which will merge the 42 […]
Having been caught in the epicentre of scandal, Ramūnas Karbauskis’ ward Greta Kildišienė is relinquishing her Seimas member mandate – she has presented the Central Electoral Commission with her request to such effect. The opposition […]
The new Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the concluded 2016 was a difficult year for Lithuania, with emigration rates rising rather than decreasing. Problems in the education system also remained among the most important to resolve, while the bureaucratic networks in Lithuania did not diminish. That said the PM is intent to do everything possible to begin to resolve this as soon as possible. […]
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) proposes Milda Vainiutė, a law professor at the Mykolas Romeris University, for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government, outgoing Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier. That said, no less a blow was that to the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) which had been dominant in ratings nigh on up to election day. What do the Social Democrats need to do after this loss to Gabrielius Landsbergis’ Conservatives and Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasants”? […]
Tension continues to run high after the elections. The opposition parties have exerted dominance over their incumbent colleagues in single-mandate electoral districts as well where veteran politicians have had to concede to new challengers, being left in second places at best. Even fame has done little to offset this in some cases. […]
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