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Lithuanian PM to have adviser on equality
The Lithuanian prime minister‘s team has been expanded by creating the position of adviser on equality issues. Auksė Kontrimienė has been appointed to the new position. […]
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Lithuanian PM to have serious conversation with Labour Party
2015 should be a quieter year in Lithuania’s political life, although the Government can never expect an uncomplicated year, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. He believes that the Coalition will face a number of challenges and first of all because of the geopolitical situation. […]
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23 parties to contend in Lithuania’s 2015 municipal elections
According to the Central Electoral Commission (VRK), 23 political parties intend to participate in the municipal elections on 1 March 2015. The deadline to submit application documents to the VRK was Monday, 29 December. […]
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Lithuanian Social Democrats expect to win 20 mayoral seats next spring, prime minister says
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) next spring expects to win the mayoral race in 20 municipalities and to be supported by a stable number of voters in municipal council elections, despite the declining population, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, the party’s leader, said on Saturday. […]
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Social Democrats remain Lithuania’s most popular party
Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party remains the most popular political party in the country, although its rating has fallen somewhat, according to a Vilmorus opinion poll released by the daily Lietuvos Rytas on Saturday. […]
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Vilnius vice-mayor pleads not guilty on corruption charges
Vilnius Vice-Mayor Romas Adomavičius of the Social Democratic Party has told a court that he is not guilty of corruption, adding that the case against him is a provocation. […]
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Social Democrats up on popularity poll
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party saw an increase in popularity over the past month and would collect nearly a fourth of the vote (24.5 percent) in parliamentary elections, if they were held next Sunday. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister’s strong stance on Russia under criticism from fellow party members
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has come under criticism from some of his fellow party members for his hard position on Russia, the Lietuvos Rytas daily reports. […]
Economy
Lithuanian ruling parties agree on EUR 325 minimum monthly salary in 2015
The parliamentary groups of the Order and Justice party, the Social Democrats and the Labour Party have agreed that the minimum monthly salary should be raised to EUR 325 (LTL 1,122) in 2015. […]
Society
Lithuanians donate over EUR 12 million to organizations and political parties
People in Lithuania have donated over 44.254 million litas (EUR 12.69 million) to various organizations and political parties since 2013, the latest figures by the State Tax Inspectorate show. […]
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Lithuanian social democrats consider leading minority government
The Order and Justice party might leave the ruling coalition amid an ongoing corruption scandal at the Ministry of the Interior, and one could not discount the possibility that Lithuania might have a minority government, says Gediminas Kirkilas, vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, the largest party in the ruling block. […]
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Lithuania’s Social Democrats lose popularity but retain lead in opinion polls
If general elections were held now, 18.8 percent of people would vote for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). […]
Energy
I am against increasing VAT for heating – MP Vesaitė
Social Democrat member of the Seimas Birutė Vesaitė is against the plans to lift the VAT exemption on heating. […]
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Lithuanian Social Democrats want ministerial secretaries reinstated
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has suggested cutting the number of vice-ministers to one per ministry and reinstating the non-political position of ministerial secretaries. […]
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Lithuania’s social democrats pick candidate for Vilnius mayor election
Gintautas Paluckas, executive secretary of the Social Democratic Party and former director of Vilnius city municipal administration, was chosen by the party’s Vilnius branch as the candidate in next year’s mayoral election. […]
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Social democrats remain Lithuania’s most popular party
The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania remains the most popular party in Lithuania, while its coalition partner the Labour Party has seen the largest drop in ratings, according to a recent survey published by the Lietuvos Rytas daily on Saturday. […]
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Lithuania’s vice-minister of culture resigns
Deputy Minister of Culture Darius Mažintas submitted his resignation which was accepted by Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis on Friday. […]
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Social democrats propose Gintautas Paluckas as candidate for Vilnius mayor
The largest party of the ruling coalition, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), will propose nominate Gintautas Paluckas to run for the post of Vilnius mayor in next year’s elections. […]
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Sense or sensibility: which Lithuanian parties exchange argument for emotion?
The Conservative, Labour and Order and Justice parties of Lithuania employ emotionally charged rhetoric to built their image, while the Social Democrats and the Liberals use a more rational sort of discourse, claim political experts interviewed by the portal LRT.lt. […]
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Lithuanian EC candidate to discuss his duties with Juncker on Thursday
The Lithuanian candidate for European commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis intends to discuss his duties with the Commission‘s new President Jean-Claude Juncker this week. […]