Foreign affairs
Seimas passes resolution in support of Polish reforms
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on support to Poland. […]
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Newest ratings: who’s falling and who’s reaping the laurels
The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) while talking about renewal, is currently more than twofold behind the ratings leaders and the voters’ trust in the leftists continues decreasing. However a new political power has appeared […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Center Party crosses 5% threshold
The Lithuanian Center Party headed by MP Naglis Puteikis would cross the five-percent threshold to win parliamentary mandates, if elections were held on the nearest Sunday, shows a poll published on delfi.lt news portal on Monday. […]
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Where Vanagaitė and Paluckas are similar
Rūta Vanagaitė thought she would advertise her new book by slandering partisans, while Gintautas Paluckas and his entourage are using R. Vanagaitė’s scandal to announce their shift to the left because they lack any real […]
Politics
PM says in no rush to find new economy minister
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that there is no rush to find a replacement for Mindaugas Sinkevičius, who last month resigned as economy minister, but adds that he has several candidates for the post. […]
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The future of Lithuanian social democracy is cared for
After the former LDDP flank withdrew from the LSDP, a collection of articles asserting concern about the state of Socialist Democracy in Lithuania sprung up in Delfi. The latter concern suggests itself to be honest […]
Politics
Vilnius’ Liberals sign deal with Poles, SocDems, Order and Justice
After ending its coalition with the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats at the City Council of Vilnius, Mayor Remigijus Šimašius‘ Liberal Movement has signed a cooperation agreement with the Electoral Action of Poles, the Social Democrats and the Order and Justice party. […]
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Leftist manifesto: life would change for both employees and oligarchs
Following the departure of nine veterans, Gintautas Paluckas‘ Social Democrats are aiming to turn even further toward the political left and include more attention to employees, as well as raising questions linked to human rights, […]
Politics
Lithuania gets new deputy justmin
Lawyer and public procurement expert Giedrius Ruseckas was appointed as Lithuania’s new justice vice-minister. […]
Politics
Paluckas says he doesn’t fear Social Democrats split
Gintautas Paluckas, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, says he does not fear that the party would split. He spoke in response to the decision taken y breakaway MPs to set up a new political force. […]
Politics
MPs who left Social Democratic party setting up new party
A group of Lithuanian parliamentarians who left the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party a few weeks ago have announced establishing a new Social Democratic force with their former allies. […]
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V. Landsbergis: being a president, just as a priest, requires a calling
“There are many who wish to be president, but very few who have a calling for it. It is a problem for wishes and calling to match. A calling is not ambition, it is suitability […]
Politics
Coalition talks possible with Polish party group, not Tomaszewski – Seimas’ speaker
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis does not rule out that the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) would hold coalition talks with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families amid the lack of formal majority. […]
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When sleeping on a gunpowder barrel
Life in marriage, joint business or political parties is easy when one lacks for nothing and things are going well. The real test only comes when things go awry and misfortune strikes. Two establishment parties […]
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How will the Lithuanian political landscape change?
It appears we have forgotten the ancient Greek saying that there is nothing more constant than change. Or who could have thought that the seemingly monolithic Social Democrat Party would break up? What of the […]
Politics
Social Democrats set up new Seimas group, include Šakalienė
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has announced having set up a new political group in the parliament after inviting MP Dovilė Šakalienė, formerly a member of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Liberal Movement, as the last seventh member. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president popularity, Farmers just ahead of Conservatives
The popularity of Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė saw a slight decline in September from the earlier month, while the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the opposition conservatives enjoy roughly the same support among political parties, shows a survey conducted by RAIT pollster for BNS Lithuania. […]
Politics
Social Democrats to work in mixed Seimas group – Paluckas
Members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party who obeyed the party’s decision to pull out of the ruling coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union will work in the mixed group at the Lithuanian parliament for now, as they do not have the necessary seven mandates for a new coalition, says the party’s chairman Gintautas Paluckas. […]
Politics
Vilnius SocDems set to stay in capital city’s coalition
The council of the Vilnius unit of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Council decided to continue their participation in the new ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Movement, saying they would see whether their proposals are reflected in the 2018 budget draft. […]
Politics
Lithuanians want Skvernelis, Nausėda, Matijošaitis in presidential race
Lithuanian residents mainly want to vote for Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in the 2019 presidential race, followed by economist Gitanas Nausėda and Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis, shows the latest poll conducted for BNS Lithuania news agency by RAIT pollster. […]