Lithuanian MP Naglis Puteikis, one of the presidential candidates, on Friday confirmed he did not vote for himself, apologized to voters and invited them to vote for other candidates, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis or philosopher Arvydas Juozaitis.
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Friday is the last day when voters in Lithuania can vote early in the presidential election and two referendums on reducing the number of lawmakers and expanding dual citizenship.
Karbauskis: Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union may quit power if defeated in presidential elections
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) may quit power if it loses this month's presidential and European Parliament elections, the ruling party's leader said on Thursday.
Social exclusion, emigration, a lack of confidence in one's country, corruption. These and other threats to national security were identified by presidential candidates during a debate held by the Lithuanian public television LRT and the Central Electoral Commission on Thursday.
Based on the ruling parties’ results in the municipal elections, we can predict their potential results in the Seimas elections.
The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) remain at the top of party ratings, the most recent Spinter Tyrimai survey shows.
The municipal elections brought on few surprises.
In the last 2 years, the number of Lithuanian MPs who declare with which interest groups or lobbyists they meet has doubled. Last year, parliamentarians also announced 1,5 times more meetings than in 2017. These figures are reported in research conducted by Transparency International Lithuania, whic...
The only true and unquestionable winner of these elections is committees. Their victory in these elections is undisputable, Dominykas Vanhara writes on lzinios.lt.
With little time left to the municipal and direct mayoral elections, political party leaders are pondering, which city and region bastions they will hold on to and where they have chances to break through. The Social Democrats, Liberal Movement and Order and Justice Party remain modest both about in...
Eugenijus Jovaiša, Mindaugas Puidokas, Robertas Šarknickas and Kęstutis Mažeika are “Farmer” group members, whose names are, according to lrt.lt sources, brought up among the potential candidates to the recently freed minister positions. The “Farmer” leaders do not reveal yet, what candidacies are b...
On Tuesday, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Union (LLRA-KŠS) organised a press conference in Seimas, where they presented their position on joining the coalition government. According to the party’s representatives, so far a decision on joining has not been made and e...
Russian Alliance leader Irina Rozova’s business trips are planned with the aid of the Russian embassy, meanwhile Russian Alliance members find out that they are registered in such a party from journalists, lrt.lt writes.
The Social Democrats and Order and Justice are the parties, which could draw the closest to the leading Conservatives and “Farmers”, political scientists tell lrt.lt.
A sign marking a Vilnius street named after late Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been unveiled on Thursday.
Remigijus Žemaitaitis, leader of Lithuania's Order and Justice party, on Thursday signed an agreement by the country's political parties on defense policy for the next decade, the government said.
The opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats are going up the popularity ladder, leaving the constant rivals– the ruling Lithuanian farmers and Greens Union – far behind, a new survey shows.
Lithuania's ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union is hot on the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats' heels in popularity ratings, a new survey shows.
Lithuania's opposition social democrats have suggested keeping the country's existing level of defense spending at 2 percent GDP and not to increase it.