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Ramūnas Bogdanas. Inheritance in state governance

It has been three decades now that talks have been held in Lithuania about the importance of continuity in state…

7 years ago
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Lawyer appointed to head election watchdog

The Lithuanian parliament has appointed Laura Matjošaitytė, deputy to incumbent chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, to head the election…

7 years ago
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Matjošaitytė tipped as Lithuania’s next election watchdog chief

Laura Matjošaitytė, currently deputy chairwoman of the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission, is likely to be nominated as the next head…

8 years ago
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Fewer attempts reported in Lithuania to bribe voters – election watchdog chief

One pre-trial investigation into suspected bribery of voters was opened during the mayoral elections in the Šakiai and Jonava districts…

8 years ago
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R. Bogdanas. Several signs of stagnation in Lithuania

Leonid Brezhnev has remained a Soviet symbol of stagnation. The poor man could barely move, but he would be led…

8 years ago
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Electoral system changes on the horizon – will the partisanship purge succeed?

The Seimas has once again brought up the idea to prohibit parties from politicising the Chief Electoral Commission’s (VRK) work.…

8 years ago
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Central Electoral Commission – the end of the Vaigauskas era

Yet another term in the office of Central Electoral Commission (VRK) chairman is concluding for Zenonas Vaigauskas. The government majority…

8 years ago
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Embattled MP Kildišienė asks election body to revoke mandate

MP Greta Kildišienė of the ruling Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union on Monday submitted a plea to the Central Electoral…

8 years ago
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ELECTIONS. Removing Order and Justice from elections ccould have harmful repercussions

The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has hinted at a potential removal of the Order and Justice Party from the current…

8 years ago
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Order and Justice party results in Seimas’elections in doubt

Suspicions of vote-buying in Šilutė, in western Lithuania, may call into question the Order and Justice Party's overall results in…

8 years ago
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Removal of Chief election officer must be discussed by current Seimas

Lithuania's outgoing parliament was the one that appointed Zenonas Vaigauskas as the chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, therefore, should…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian watchdog calls for election silence on social networks

With a ban on election campaigning in force, the head of the Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission has called on social…

8 years ago
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Debate on legal status of live broadcasts with politicians continues

With the recent controversy where the Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius was asked by the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) to not…

8 years ago
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Anti-refugee initiative dealt major setback in Lithuania

A public activist group against the resettlement of refugees in Lithuania failed to collect a sufficient number of signatures to…

9 years ago
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Social Democrats suggest abolishing single-seat electoral constituencies

The Social Democrats have proposed to completely transform the current election system in Lithuania. Their proposal includes abolishing single-seat constituencies,…

9 years ago
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Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission confirms final election results

The Central Electoral Commission held a sitting on Sunday, March 22, and confirmed the final results of municipal and direct…

10 years ago
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Land sale ban referendum fails in Lithuania due to record-low turnout

The referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners and legal entities, held in Lithuania on Sunday,…

10 years ago
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Under 7% of Lithuanians have voted in land sale ban referendum by 1p.m.

Only 6.44 percent of eligible voters have expressed their will at 1p.m. in the referendum on a proposed ban to…

10 years ago