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Who will take the Social Democrats’ place?

Analyst Rimvydas Valatka dismissed Gintautas Paluckas' idea of Social Democrat renewal, stating that the Social Democrats are an unneeded and…

7 years ago
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A year after the Seimas election – hopes were left in the ballot boxes

A year ago citizens elected the new Seimas, driven by great expectations. While the majority talks of a vast number…

7 years ago
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Valatka leaves ELTA news agency after 1 day of work

Journalist Rimvydas Valatka said on Wednesday he had decided to leave the post of editor-in-chief at the Lithuanian national news…

7 years ago
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Valatka appointed as ELTA’s editor-in-chief

Journalist and reviewer Rimvydas Valatka has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the Lithuanian national news agency ELTA, the company said…

7 years ago
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R. Valatka. A helpful fool is more dangerous than an enemy

The State Defence Council decided to send Lithuanian Special Forces to combat terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The…

7 years ago
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Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: News Media list

Both the country's elite and the public are unanimous in their perception of the most influential journalists. The list is…

7 years ago
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Jakilaitis ranked as Lithuania’s most influential media figure

Lithuania's elite sees Edmundas Jakilaitis, the host of the public broadcaster LRT's TV show Dėmesio Centre (In Focus), as the…

7 years ago
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Evaluating the concluding Seimas session – “Farmers” lied to the electorate

The first session of the new Seimas is coming to an end. However for now it would appear there have…

7 years ago
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Analysts: we‘ve never had a Prime Minister like that

The rhetoric of Prime Minister (PM) Saulius Skvernelis is massive and this politician did not make the jump from the…

8 years ago
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Political analyst: S. Skvernelis wants to jump from one post to another

When looking at the political field for the last few days and the behaviour of the Prime Minister (PM) Saulius…

8 years ago
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The “Farmers” fad – “corrupt” media

The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) and its leader Ramūnas Karbauskis have recently often spoken about the media attacking…

8 years ago
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Seimas has yet to show its true face

The first hundred days of the new Seimas which sparked hopes for change have been marked more by scandals and…

8 years ago
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Kirkilas – Russia wants neither Trump, nor Clinton – it wants a weak America

The coming 45th President of the United States of America Donald Trump could be the first to end up in…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Valatka on “Peasant” voters – confusion with last names is a tendency

To imagine that journalist Rita Miliūtė could run for Seimas alongside Ramūnas Karbauskis would likely require a fall on the…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Reflecting on an LSDP – ‘Peasants’ partnership

The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), having been left third in the election, does not appear to be willing to…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Social Democrat veterans urge Butkevičius to resign

Social Democrat (LSDP) honorary chairman Aloyzas Sakalas makes no effort to sugarcoat his words. He has stated that after such…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Evaluations of the Social Democrat programme

With various party programmes being flooded with promises, gaffes and populism, experts note that despite some craftily concealed details and…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Observations on the Labour Party programme

With the Labour Party’s glory days long past, its electoral programme is no longer meant to reflect reality, but to…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Zuokas and the LLS – the fall from liberalism

Speaking to LRT Radio, economist Gitanas Nausėda stated that one needs to have a strong imagination to call the Lithuanian…

8 years ago
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Backlash against Central Electoral Commission directive regarding live interviews

With the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) requesting to cancel an interview with PM Algirdas Butkevičius in the LRT news show…

8 years ago