Is a new ruling coalition possible if the cracking Farmers and Greens Union would break up? As a Social Democrat member Algirdas Sysas says “there is no real alternative to the current coalition”. Liberal Movement […]
The place of lefts in Lithuanian party system was taken by fake Social Democrats and reformed Communists, who later “ate” the Social Democrats, told political scientist Mažvydas Jastramskis and philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis to LRT.lt. “The […]
Lithuanian Social Democrats (LSDP) this week for the first time is holding direct elections for their leader. They have needed a change for a while now – and not only because their ratings are plummeting. […]
Algirdas Butkevičius, the incumbent chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), expects that Vilnius Vice-Mayor Gintautas Paluckas and Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius will face each other in a runoff election for the post of the party’s leader. […]
Lithuanian Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, who is running for leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), proposes to introduce gender quotas for currently male-dominated management boards at state-owned and municipal companies. […]
Members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) on Thursday start voting in the party’s first-ever direct leadership election. […]
The Lithuanian parliament’s committee that is probing Social Democratic MP Mindaugas Bastys‘ ties with Russia’s businesses and security services and Lithuania’s underworld is asking the State Security Department to make public some additional information about the politician. […]
Influential Lithuanian politicians are sinking in one of the largest scandals of international corruption alongside essential political parties and directors of state corporations. An investigation conducted in several countries not only reveals multimillion bribes given […]
Minister Saulius Skvernelis is the most popular politician, the latest opinion poll confirmed this. At the same time, the situation regarding ratings is much worse for Social Democrats. As commissioned by DELFI to public opinion […]
A part of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union are waiting for the election ending for their Social Democratic coalition partners. The negotiations regarding a coalition were with the previous leader Algirdas Butkevičius. Some of […]
A part of members of Seimas are considering the possibility to reduce the vote requirement for parties based on ethnic minorities. According to one of the idea‘s backers Andrius Kubilius of the Conservatives, this would […]
The ruling coalition partners – the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) and the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) will most likely continue working together, though their relations will remain turbulent. According to political scientists […]
Elections for the leader of the Social Democrat party is going to reach the end. Or at least the first part of it. From 10 original candidates, only 5 remain, however, two of them, who […]
The Farmer and Greens Union won the Seimas elections by a landslide. A victory or at least good performance was expected, but not to this extent. After the elections the Farmer Greens, unlike other parties, […]
The government can no longer hide from criticism – more than a hundred days have passed since the ministerial cabinet swore in. During this period the government programme was prepared, as well as its action […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that it is not important for her whether or not the ruling coalition is stable and expects that the opposition will support the government’s key reforms. […]
The fracturing Social Democrat – Farmer Greens coalition has clashed over forestry reform. The Farmer group has already vocally started reconsidering the coalition, which raises the question – what plan do the election victors have […]
The government coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) continues its work and will seek to make their cooperation smoother, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after a meeting of the two parties’ coordinating council on Monday evening. […]
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) on Monday expressed surprise at Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ remarks that the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) has to rely on the opposition to pass the government’s reforms through the Seimas, saying that it is the LFGU that has to say if they need the Social Democrats as a ruling coalition partner. […]
Lithuania’s current government coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is not functioning properly, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats said on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis can expect the opposition’s support to pass key reforms through the parliament. […]
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