Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Election promises left out of new govt’s programme – opposition

Lithuanian opposition lawmakers say that a significant part of the coalition parties’ pre-election promises have not been included in the new government’s program. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

Official: SocDems name their candidates for ministers

Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), thinks that Linas Linkevicius should stay on as foreign minister in the country’s next government and proposes Mindaugas Sinkevičius, mayor of the central Lithuanian town of Jonava, for the post of economy minister, and Darius Petrošius or Julius Sabatauskas, both members of the Seimas, for the post of justice minister. […]

Saulius Skvernelis ir Gabrielius Landsbergis
CORPORATE

Peasants’ flirting with Conservatives continues

Having built a coalition, the “Peasants” and Social Democrats will be forced to seek support from parties that ended up in the opposition in regard to a number of questions. Writing names in non-Lithuanian symbols, […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Politics

SocDems’ council to decide on joining ruling coalition

The council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is holding a sitting in Vilnius on Friday to discuss the results of last month’s parliamentary elections and decide whether or not the party will join the country’s next ruling coalition. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis
CORPORATE

Landsbergis hinting about renegades in the party and minister posts

The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis has hinted on social media that there may be renegades in the party who could be tempted by ministerial positions offered by the Peasant […]