Lithuania's former diplomats Vygaudas Ušackas and Žygimantas Pavilionis on Friday confirmed plans of running for early elections of the conservative party that will pick its candidate for president.
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The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday asked the Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF) to scrutinize the handling of public finances by the country's previous governments since 2005.
Economist Gitanas Nausėda continues to top the list of people viewed as possible candidates for next year's presidential election in Lithuania, according to an opinion poll released by Delfi.lt on Thursday.
Economist Gitanas Nausėda took the lead on the list of potential candidates for president in the December poll of Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys), delfi.lt news portal said on Monday.
Here are some of the major events to watch for in Lithuania's politics, culture and society in 2018:
Lithuania's ruling coalition agreed to recognize that the conservatives' bid to raise wages for trainee doctors was adopted, therefore, the opposition agreed to return to the plenary room.
In spite of protests from the opposition, Lithuania's ruling parties refused to grant a further increase in salaries to doctors training to become specialists.
Lithuania's residents would mainly back Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and economist Gitanas Nausėda in a presidential race, if it was held at the moment, shows a survey published on delfi.lt news portal on Monday.