Politics
New poll shows big fall in support for Lithuania’s leading parties
Lithuania’s Social Democrats continue to fall in opinion polls, but the biggest loser over the last month is the conservative Homeland Union. […]
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Former coach of Lithuania’s national basketball team to run for parliament
Antanas Sireika, a former head coach of the Lithuanian national men’s basketball team, plans to run for parliament this autumn on the Social Democratic ticket. […]
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Strengthening middle class key to Social Democrat election platform
The Council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has approved the party’s electoral platform with the key objective of creating a strong middle class to drive the country’s future development. The Social Democrats said the […]
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Registration opens for Lithuanian expatriate voters
Lithuanians residing abroad can now sign up at the Central Electoral Commission‘s website to be mailed ballots for October’s general elections. […]
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Lithuania’s Labour Party announces election candidate list
Lithuania’s Labour Party approved 69 candidates on Sunday at the party’s meeting for single member constituencies for the upcoming parliament elections, two constituencies remain vacant. The Lithuanian electoral system is a hybrid: 71 parliamentarians are […]
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MEP Mazuronis to stand for Labour Party in elections
Labour Party chairman and MEP Valentinas Mazuronis on Saturday announced his intention to participate in the parliamentary elections and lead the party‘s list in the multi member constituencies. “I understand that the chairman of the […]
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Peasant and Greens leader to challenge prominent conservative for Seimas seat
Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union leader Ramūnas Karbauskis has said he will run for parliament in a single-seat constituency in Panevėžys where he will challenge the prominent conservative MP Rasa Juknevičienė, former defence minister. Karbauskis […]
Politics
Lithuanian president officially sets election date
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree, calling the general elections on October 9, her press office said on Thursday. […]
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Skvernelis coup marks out Greens as rising star
With a slow but steady rise in their poll ratings, the Peasant and Greens Union have been seen by analysts as a rising star in Lithuania’s politics even before it snatched one of the most sought-after political newcomers, unaffiliated Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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23 parties to run in Seimas elections this year
23 registered Lithuanian political parties have submitted their member lists to the Ministry of Justice by 1 March and will be able to participate in the Seimas elections coming up in October. […]