In St. Petersburg after the explosion
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Lithuanian leaders offer condolences over St. Petersburg metro explosion

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, have extended their condolences to the people of Russia over Monday’s explosion on a subway train in St. Petersburg that killed at least 10 people and injured around 50 others. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Gabrielius Landsbergis
Politics

Conservatives call coalition ‘dysfunctional’, say open to talks on cooperation

Lithuania’s current government coalition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is not functioning properly, the leader of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats said on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis can expect the opposition’s support to pass key reforms through the parliament. […]

Mindaugas Bastys
Politics

Farmers and SocDems initiate impeachment for Bastys

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Social Democratic Party are initiating impeachment against Social Democratic MP Mindaugas Bastys. After Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis learned about the initiative on Tuesday, an impeachment procedure was launched. […]

Saulius Skvernelis, Dalia Grybauskaitė
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Skvernelis rising and the President – Butkevičius 2.0, conflict or duumvirate?

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has quickly become the voters’ favourite. According to public opinion surveys his popularity has exceeded 70% and passed even the ratings of President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The last time she faced such […]