The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is in a deep crisis after suffering a crushing defeat in the recent parliamentary elections, Lithuania’s EU commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis said, calling on the party to stay in the opposition. […]
Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that his party will not hinder the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), which scored a resounding victory in the recent parliamentary elections, in their efforts to form a new ruling coalition. […]
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. […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) sticks to the idea of forming a broad coalition of three parties after Tuesday’s consultations with the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, but the conservatives say they will not work together with the Social Democrats and want the Liberal Movement brought in. […]
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 […]
New faces in Lithuania’s parliament and government are a positive thing, Lithuania’s former President Valdas Adamkus said on Tuesday, commenting on the results of the Seimas elections. […]
So far Ramūnas Karbauskis has been speaking of a broad coalition, with the Conservatives (TS-LKD) sitting on his right and the Social Democrats (LSDP) on his left. However neither of the two veteran parties want […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU), which is set to lead the next coalition government after winning the most seats in parliamentary elections, has set up a working group for consultations with the Social Democrats and the conservative the Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, with meetings expected to start on Tuesday. […]
The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union continues drawing the red lines after the second round of parliamentary elections, and the conservatives find the negotiating positions unacceptable, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said after meeting with President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
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. […]
Social Democrat representative Vilija Blinkevičiūtė has told Delfi that the election results are not crushing, just realistic. “I wouldn’t say that this is a crisis scenario, instead it is necessary to look at reality. I […]
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis is not dismissing the possibility that the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union will first negotiate with the Social Democrats. When asked if he is implying they […]
With the Seimas election having concluded, it is time to sum up the results. The overall victory goes to the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) which has earned 54 Seimas seats. Add another two independents, who now associate with the party roll – 56. This is the largest single-party victory based on mandate numbers since the 1996 victory of the Homeland Union of 68 mandates. […]
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, on Monday said he assumed the responsibility for the poor election results, saying he had no plans for now to step down from party leadership. In his words, his staying in office will ensure the party’s stability. […]
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. […]
Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union that won a definite victory in the parliamentary elections, has expressed certitude that President Dalia Grybauskaitė understood the nation’s will. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said she was inviting leaders of the parliamentary parties that won the Sunday’s parliamentary elections for a meeting later on Monday. […]
With more than a half of votes counted, the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union was leading by a large margin in the run-off round of the country’s parliamentary elections. […]
With the poor Social Democrat (LSDP) performance in the multi-mandate electoral district, earning only 13 mandates, discussions have sprung up in the party, on potentially selecting a replacement for PM Butkevičius. The man in question does not deny such a possibility either, expressing no attachment to the position of party chairman. […]
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 […]
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