Prime Minister

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On Monday morning, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė held a meeting with officials from the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Vilnius International Airport, the Fire and Rescue Department, the Police Department, and the Vilnius City Municipality to evaluate the situat...

2024.11.25 17:48
Justina Vaišvilaitė-Braziulienė

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys have unveiled a clock in Vilnius counting down 100 days left until 8 February 2025, when the Baltic States will eventually leave Russia-controlled electricity ring to join the European power grid.

2024.10.31 13:21
Karolis Broga

On Wednesday, leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė made the announcement that she would not become Lithuania’s next prime minister despite making such promises before the parliamentary election. The party instead put forward its Deputy Chairman Gintautas Paluckas for thi...

2024.10.31 10:02
Karolis Broga

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) on Wednesday evening presented its Deputy Chairman Gintautas Paluckas as the candidate to become Lithuania’s next prime minister. The LSDP secured 52 out of 141 seats in the Seimas in the 2024 parliamentary election and will form a coalition government. ...

2024.10.31 09:58
Karolis Broga

Leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, has informed the party’s presidium on Wednesday evening that she would not become the prime minister following the 2024 parliamentary election, in which the LSDP secured 52 seats in the Seimas.

2024.10.31 09:36
Karolis Broga

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has announced his resignation as the leader of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) following the defeat in parliamentary elections and will also relinquish his seat in the Seimas. According to outgoing Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyt...

2024.10.28 13:42
Karolis Broga

Chairman of the Nemunas Dawn, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, vows that his party will support Social Democratic leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė as the candidate to become Lithuania’s next prime minister provided that the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) forms the Government.

2024.10.23 17:33
Justina Vaišvilaitė-Braziulienė

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė formally presented the new Cabinet lineup to President Gitanas Nausėda on Friday, proposing replacements for two out of 14 current minsters.

2024.08.02 16:51
Karolis Broga

President Gitanas Nausėda recently mentioned that Social Democrat Gintautas Paluckas would be a suitable candidate for the prime minister’s position after October’s parliamentary election. Leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė believes that Paluckas could handle the job.

2024.06.21 16:24