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Conservative leader comes out in support of gay partnership

Winds of tolerance and human rights appear to be blowing in the run up to the Seimas elections. A highlight of a Tuesday discussion at the Loftas venue, organised by the initiative “Žinau, ką renku” (I know who I’m voting for), was Seimas candidate responses to the question of LGBT rights, with the conservative leader Gabrielius Landsbergis delivering the biggest surprise with his statement in support of same-sex partnership, something his party has vehemently opposed. […]

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Line-up of parties on election ballots revealed

Parties running for parliament in Lithuania’s general elections this Ocober have drawn lots to decide the order in which they will be listed on the ballots. The Central Electoral Commission‘s chairman Zenonas Vaigauskas said on […]

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1,500 candidates to compete for 141 seats in Lithuanian parliament

With about two months left until the general elections, political parties must submit their final application documents to Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission by the end of Friday. About 1,500 candidates will vie for 141 seats […]

Virgilijus Alekna
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Lithuanian parties’s star-spangled candidate lists

A European bushido champion, an Olympic record holder, a master chess player, and even the strongest man in the world – these are some of the people who have joined political parties and will try […]

Eugenijus Gentvilas
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Liberal Movement announces candidate list with promises of freedom and non-interference from state

Liberal Movement party board has approved the list of candidates who will participate in the parliamentary election in the multi-member constituency. About 190 party members and non-party candidates are on the list. The top ten […]