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Peasants & Greens in EUR 1 mln debt after Seimas elections
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) has a campaign debt of almost a million euros after the October parliamentary elections, in which the party scored a resounding victory, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reported on Friday, based on data from the Central Electoral Commission. […]
Politics
PM-designate to propose Vainiutė for justice minister
Lithuania’s Prime Minister-Designate Saulius Skvernelis will propose Milda Vainiutė for the country’s new justice minister. […]
Politics
SocDems to propose law Prof Vainiutė for JustMin
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) proposes Milda Vainiutė, a law professor at the Mykolas Romeris University, for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government, outgoing Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Government may be sworn in without Minister of Justice
Lithuania’s new government may be sworn in next Tuesday without a permanent justice minister if the Social Democrats fail to find a suitable candidate for the post, Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
Will the “Peasants” keep their promises to voters?
According to the data of early surveys, Ramūnas Karbauskis’ Peasant and Greens Union’s popularity could have jumped up to 28% after the elections. Such a jump in ratings means significant expectations from the public toward the party. The party leaders promised faster increases in income, fighting emigration, moving ministries and many other potentially costly initiatives, but the economy could grow slower than expected next year. How will the “Peasants” manage to uphold their campaign promises and how strong will the fascination of society with the party prove to be? […]
CORPORATE
Social Democrats and Conservatives – a quest for identity
The two largest and up to then most significant parties in Lithuania, the Social Democrats and the Conservatives, not only did not win the elections, albeit losing very differently, but are also standing at a sort of crossroads. Plagued by internal dissent they are seeking their future, striving to free themselves of a crisis of identity and to define their values. Meanwhile political scientists believe that average voters care little who rules – the left or the right, what matters is who resolves their problems. […]
Opinion
Ten surprises promised by the Skvernelis’ government
The new Saulius Skvernelis government presented their official plan for the coming four years. The government programme is comprised of 132 pages which narrate the main Peasant and Greens – Social Democrat coalition tasks. News […]
CORPORATE
Andriukaitis – we (SocDems) are in a deep crisis
Lithuanian delegate to the European Commission, Social Democrat Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis says that the Social Democrat party is in a deep crisis after the elections. He is critical of the choice of ministries by the party and says that the Social Democrats should focus on the ministries of social security, education and healthcare. […]
Politics
New Govt program features less clarity on taxes, future of pension funds
The program of the coalition government of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union and the Social Democratic Party no longer features specific proposals on planned tax reform, also giving a vague idea of the possible changes of the pension scheme. […]
Politics
Seimas founds May 3 Group for natl minority policies
Lithuania’s parliament last week established a group for national minority policies, naming it May 3 Group in honor of the historic legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. […]
Politics
Pagojus steps down from consumer watchdog chief, suspends SocDem membership
Julius Pagojus, a member of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party who has come under criticism for drunk driving and attempts to avoid penalty, has announced plans to step down from the post of director of the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority and suspend his LSDP membership. […]
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Socdems expect to name new justmin candidate Monday
Lithuania’s outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he has discussed several potential candidates for justice minister with Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis and expects to name the party’s nominee for the post on Monday. […]
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President says she didn’t have all information when appointing justmin
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she did not have all information about Julius Pagojus‘ drunk-driving incident and his later moves to avoid penalties when she took the decision to appoint the Social Democrat as justice minister. […]
CORPORATE
Opinion polls: a honeymoon for the “Peasants”
A honeymoon. Thusly political scientists comment on voters’ attitudes to the victors of the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) whose ratings continue to rise and have currently reached 26.8%. The Liberal Movement’s ratings are also rising, while the Social Democrats’ popularity continues to decrease, while the Conservatives could be said to be stagnating. […]
Politics
Peasants climb in opinion poll rankings, support for SocDems drops
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) continues to gain in popularity after October’s parliamentary elections, in which the party scored a resounding victory, while support for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is on the decline, according to the latest opinion poll published by the Delfi news website on Thursday. […]
Politics
Socdems to discuss new justmin candidate Friday
The board of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) plan to discuss on Friday candidates for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government. […]
Politics
Socdems expect to decide on new justmin candidate shortly
The leadership of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) expect to decide in the near future on a new candidate for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government, a spokesman for outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Justmin-designate scrutinized over drunk driving penalty
Lithuania’s justice minister-designate Julius Pagojus came under criticism on Wednesday after the media unveiled that he had lost his driver’s license a year ago for drunk driving. […]
Politics
President appoints Skvernelis-led Cabinet
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree to appoint a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis. […]