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The Lithuanian parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs approved on Wednesday a draft law paving the way for the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDLP) to get a state subsidy.

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is unlikely to support the government's proposed agreement on the country's defense policy for the next decade, but other parliamentary parties are inclined to back such a deal

The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania's popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) holds onto its number two spot, according to an opinion poll released on Tuesday.

Lithuania is resisting the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in Belarus, the wrong way, Gediminas Kirkilas, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party, says.

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union remain the most popular parties in Lithuania, a new survey has shown.

The majority leaders in the Lithuanian parliament are changing their proposed plans for the personal income tax, social insurance contribution rates and non-taxable income rates.

The leaders of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) and its junior government coalition partner, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP), propose to lower the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum.

The Labor Party's popularity in Lithuania is rising after its founder Viktor Uspaskich took the lead again. Meanwhile, a report published by the State Security Department has pushed the liberals' rating down, a new survey shows.

The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats would get the majority of votes, if general election was held in Lithuania on the upcoming Sunday, a new survey has showed.

Lithuania's new Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius is described by people from his circles as a hard-working man who hates the bureaucratic attitude.