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Based on the ruling parties’ results in the municipal elections, we can predict their potential results in the Seimas elections.

I have been witness to election campaigns since 2011 when I had a chance to prepare an election manifesto for one of the political parties. "What a strange homo sapiens giving a fresh political science graduate such an important task," I thought at the time, I recall.

On Sunday night, the results of the municipal council and mayor elections emerged. Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) political scientist and docent Mažvydas Jastramskis spoke that these elections were akin to three exams: an exam of democracy, a...

The nearing presidential elections will be rather different to the past two. In 2009, there was a clear leader and a second round wasn’t even needed, while in 2014 a second round did happen, but there was very little intrigue, lrt.lt writes. This time, however, things will be interesting – it will d...

Remigijus Šimašius' decision to resign from leadership of the Liberal Movement should not affect the public opinion about the party, however, a new strong leader is needed solve the crisis emerging in the party, says Ainė Ramonaitė, professor at the Vilnius University's International Relations and P...

Lithuania's parliamentary elections on Sunday did not deliver any major surprises in terms of voter turnout, which reached around 50 percent, political analysts told BNS.

One year after the first-ever direct mayoral elections in Lithuania, public trust in municipal authorities have grown, but the systemic problems are programmed into the local governments, experts say.

Lithuanian political scientists are cautious about the chances of Gabrielius Landsbergis, 33, to lead the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats whose long-standing leader Andrius Kubilius announced on Monday he would not seek re-election.