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On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda took the presidential oath at the Seimas, pledging for the second time to protect and strengthen Lithuania, to serve the Homeland, democracy, and the well-being of the Lithuanian people, said the Office of the President.
On Friday afternoon, 12 July, President Gitanas Nausėda was sworn-in for the second term of office at the inauguration ceremony in parliament.
The president’s annual State of the Nation Address was mainly focussed on domestic issues, political analysts say as they missed greater attention to foreign policy, one of the key areas the president oversees.
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda will deliver the annual State of the Nation Address next Tuesday.
Almost 170,000 voters cast ballots in advance in the presidential election and referendum on multiple citizenship from Tuesday to Thursday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) reports.
The German Point Alpha Foundation announced Tuesday that this year its Point-Alpha-Award for merit to European peace and freedom will be presented to Lithuania’s former president Dalia Grybauskaitė.
Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda has the highest approval rating among 2024 presidential candidates, shows the latest poll conducted by the public opinion and market research company Baltijos tyrimai.
On Monday in Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The head of state stressed that permanent deployment of a German brigade is Lithuania’s priority in the defence area.
Lithuania will hold the 2024 presidential election and a referendum on dual citizenship on 12 May. On Monday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) confirmed that there are 2,385,234 voters on the electoral roll.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has published data showing that independent presidential candidate Ignas Vėgėlė has amassed the most campaign cash so far. Conservative nominee Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Giedrimas Jeglinskas of the Democrats For Lithuania follow, with majority of the ...
Parliamentary ethics watchdogs concluded Tuesday that an ad hoc commission, which probed the case of the State Security Department’s (VSD) whistleblower and collection of information during the 2019 presidential campaign, had violated several laws and procedures. President Gitanas Nausėda claims tha...
In late November and throughout December 2023, social media was abuzz with allegations of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's luxury purchases of two yachts worth a total of €70 million. “Lie Detector“ explains why this story is merely another Kremlin‘s attempt to discredit the Ukrainian leader...
President Gitanas Nausėda says the Cabinet should cooperate more with local authorities in setting up civilian shelters in municipalities. The Government is working on civil protection “as slow as a turtle”, Nausėda told a presidential debate on Monday.
Lithuania’s former president Dalia Grybauskaitė believes that the 2024 US presidential election will be a challenge for the European Union.
Polish President Andrzej Duda says the Suwalki Gap, dubbed the most dangerous place on earth by some foreign leaders, cannot be seen in the same way as Ukraine and the Gaza Strip though threats remain in the region. The continuous effort to develop collective defence is essential, he said.
President Gitanas Nausėda would support a tax hike in order to increase defence spending provided that taxation would be progressive, says his chief adviser Frederikas Jansonas. He reiterated that the head of state opposes a raise of the value added tax (VAT) as it would disproportionately affect th...
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė is going on holiday in order to join the presidential election campaign. She is the nominee of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD).
On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda chaired the plenary session of the ninth summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) in Vilnius, the presidency said in a press release.
If the presidential election were to take place next Sunday, incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda would garner the most votes, shows the latest public opinion poll. Lithuania will hold the 2024 presidential election on 12 May.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) says eight candidates have garnered the necessary support for their presidential bids as it completed checking the signatures on Monday.
