The Seimas
CORPORATE

Faces we won’t see in the new Seimas

On October 23 voters closed the door on a number of political old guard, the hopes of many who wished to keep their membership in Seimas were broken. The moods of those who failed to be re-elected vary – some intend to savour their freedom, some intend to seek work or spend time with their families. In total there will be 82 new faces in Seimas, 5 of them returning after a break. 59 members of Seimas were re-elected, but a large number of the old guard will be gone. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Algirdas Butkevičius
CORPORATE

What could happen to SocDems after joining coalition with “Peasants”?

If the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) formed a coalition government with the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), it is possible that the latter would disappear as a significant party after next election political […]

Andrius Kubilius, Gabrielius Landsbergis
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. Kubilius identifies the Conservatives’ main mistake

Former Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman and former PM Andrius Kubilius identified the main mistake made by the Conservatives which could have hurt the party’s chances in the second round of voting. […]

Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Landsbergis apologizes for poor conservatives’ results but plans to stay on

Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has apologized for the parliamentary election results that were not successful for the conservatives, however, said there were no reasons for him to step down from the party leadership. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Algirdas Butkevičius
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. two reasons for a “Peasant” – Social Democrat coalition

Lithuania, as other countries, has a number of tales where a young girl or third brother reach a fork in the road and have to choose between the left and the right. While the elections […]