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With the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS), its candidate for Minister of Finance Stasys Jakeliūnas spoke to Delfi on the first tasks he plans to focus on if he were to take the post. Delfi reminds that for two years (up to the end of 2014) he was PM Algirdas Butkevičius advisor for finance...
With the Seimas election having concluded, it is time to sum up the results. The overall victory goes to the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) which has earned 54 Seimas seats. Add another two independents, who now associate with the party roll – 56. This is the largest single-party victory...
The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, on Monday said he assumed the responsibility for the poor election results, saying he had no plans for now to step down from party leadership. In his words, his staying in office will ensure the party's stabil...
Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has failed to win a MP seat in his single-member constituency in Vilkaviškis for the first time since 1996.
With the poor Social Democrat (LSDP) performance in the multi-mandate electoral district, earning only 13 mandates, discussions have sprung up in the party, on potentially selecting a replacement for PM Butkevičius. The man in question does not deny such a possibility either, expressing no attachmen...
The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier. That said, no less a blow was that to the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) which had been dominant in ratings nigh on up to election day. What do the Social Democrats need to do aft...
The first round of Seimas elections in the single-mandate electoral districts only elected three members of Seimas. The remaining 68 districts will be voting on October 23 in a second round. It will feature the two candidates with the highest vote count in each district.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided not to approve Defense Minister Juozas Olekas of the Social Democrats as caretaker health minister due to his discredited reputation in the story of "golden spoons."
Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday proposed appointing Economy Minister Evaldas Gustas as acting Minister of Health.
Lithuania's Health Minister MP Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday had the potential of becoming the prime minister and the president, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius.
Lithuania will hold a state funeral for Health Minister Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday.
With less than two weeks remaining to the second round of Seimas elections, a number of candidates will be fighting for their survival in the political arena. It will be up to voters whether we will see Algirdas Paleckis, Naglis Puteikis, Artūras Zuokas, Aušra Maldeikienė, Virginija Bailtraitienė an...
Lithuania's government on Wednesday gave its approval to the bill of the financial indicators of the 2017 state budget and municipal budgets before submitting it to the parliament.
Tension continues to run high after the elections. The opposition parties have exerted dominance over their incumbent colleagues in single-mandate electoral districts as well where veteran politicians have had to concede to new challengers, being left in second places at best. Even fame has done lit...
Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party, says he expected a higher support from the electorate, admitting that the party had failed to meet the expectations of some voters in connection to fast changes.
