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Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that what he regrets most is that his Cabinet failed to implement healthcare and education reforms.

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) proposes Milda Vainiutė, a law professor at the Mykolas Romeris University, for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government, outgoing Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday.

Lithuanian delegate to the European Commission, Social Democrat Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis says that the Social Democrat party is in a deep crisis after the elections. He is critical of the choice of ministries by the party and says that the Social Democrats should focus on the ministries of socia...

Stasys Dailydka who resigned from the post of CEO of Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) last week says it was the best decision he had made in life.

Lithuania's outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he has discussed several potential candidates for justice minister with Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis and expects to name the party's nominee for the post on Monday.

The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) continues to gain in popularity after October's parliamentary elections, in which the party scored a resounding victory, while support for the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) is on the decline, according to the latest opinion poll published by the Delfi n...

The board of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) plan to discuss on Friday candidates for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government.

The leadership of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) expect to decide in the near future on a new candidate for the post of justice minister in the new coalition government, a spokesman for outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree to appoint a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis.

Lithuania must ensure the representation of the interests of all persons living together, Julius Pagojus, the candidate to become the country's next justice minister, said on Tuesday.

Lithuanian Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday described Julius Pagojus, the Social Democrats' new candidate for the post of justice minister in his incoming Cabinet, as a young and energetic but sufficiently experienced politician.

The former “Peasant” shadow cabinet can turn into smoke. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis cheerfully noted to LRT.lt that “shadows dissipate eventually”. So who is going to lay claim to minister posts?

Members of Seimas elected 4 deputies for Seimas Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis – two Peasant Greens, one Social Democrat and one Conservative. Algirdas Butkevičius was not among the elected. His candidacy was supported by 66 members of Seimas, with 53 voting against and 14 abstaining. In order for a p...

Four parliamentary vice-speakers were elected in late hours of Monday in Lithuania, while Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius came some votes short of being elected to the post.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a decree accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius' government and asking it to continue as a caretaker government until a new Cabinet is formed.

Algirdas Butkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), thinks that Linas Linkevicius should stay on as foreign minister in the country's next government and proposes Mindaugas Sinkevičius, mayor of the central Lithuanian town of Jonava, for the post of economy minister, a...