Social Democrats

  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian parties fail to deliver on election pledges

While Lithuanian political parties tend to base their political campaigns on short term populist objectives, they mostly come up short…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Rejecting coalition with Conservatives ‘reason for President’s attacks’ – PM

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has claimed what he sees as the Lithuanian President’s negative attitude towards his government started…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Social Democrats ‘left with no option but to fight back against president’

After a stream of allegations of misconduct and corruption against the Government, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and the Social…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s major parties come together to oppose Belarus nuclear plant

Lithuania’s major political parties will work out an agreement to present a unified front opposing the threat posed by the…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania in “medium-sized” political crisis but coalition likely to remain

Lithuania is currently undergoing a “medium-sized” political crisis, according to Lithuanian political scientists and analysts, but one that should not…

9 years ago
  • Politics

‘Lithuanian president is pressuring government to resign’, claim Social Democrats

The Social Democrats claimed on Friday that Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has been subjecting Lithuania’s coalition to “obvious and continued…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Who’ll win the Seimas elections?

Most observers reckon that, after the Seimas elections, the nucleus of the ruling coalition will be made up of Social…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

New poll shows Social Democrats holding support, president losing popularity

A new poll shows the Social Democrats holding their position as Lithuania‘s most popular party with 23% of public support…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Corruption scandals hit government and prime minister’s ratings

Corruption suspicions in several Lithuanian ministries have severely damaged the government's ratings, a new poll shows. Popularity of Prime Minister…

9 years ago
  • Economy

No ‘pillow tax’ for Vilnius, says city council

On Wednesday, the Vilnius city council decided against considering a “pillow tax.” 16 voted for considering the change, 9 voted…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian opposition parties furious, draw parallels to Russian Duma

On Wednesday, the ruling parties in parliament voted down the opposition’s proposed agenda and blocked the possibility of an extraordinary…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Three candidates in running to replace healthcare minister

Three candidates are in the running to replace former Healthcare Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė who stepped down from her position three…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Social Democrats continue to top popularity rankings

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party continues to top popularity rankings, despite recent stories of suspected corruption among its ranks,…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Proper clean-up could cost Social Democrats elections

A proper clean-up of the Social Demcratic party following a raft of recent scandals could cost the Social Democrats the…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Ratings drop ‘pushing Lithuanian President to criticise government’

Falling opinion poll ratings for Lithuania’s president and an upcoming election are likely be the reasons why President Dalia Grybauskaitė…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President wants ‘serious conversation’ with prime minister

President Dalia Grybauskaitė is to have a "serious conversation" with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius about corruption suspicions that have plagued…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Healthcare minister failed to live up to expectations, president’s office says

Healthcare Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė has been urged to step down for a "variety of reasons" that are not only to…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Health minister decides to step down amidst pressure from president and PM

Both the Lithuanian president and the prime minister said on Friday that Health Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė of the Social Democrats…

9 years ago
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Increase non-taxable income, not minimum wage, says new party

Non-taxable income should be increased instead of the minimum wage and that would put more money in the pocket of…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs
  • Opinion

Linkevičius: 2016 will test European unity

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius and LRT.lt Editor-in-Chief Vladimiras Laučius sat down to talk about some of the…

9 years ago