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The political forces led by Lithuanian lawmaker Remigijus Zemaitaitis, former Vilnius Mayor Arturas Zuokas and former Speaker of the Seimas Arturas Paulauskas will run for parliament as a political compound called "Freedom and Justice" and under a modified musketeers' slogan.
Politics does not stand in place, change is a near constant even if the changes are often insignificant. New political parties emerge, draw voters for a few years and then vanish. The Way of Courage, the National Revival Party, A. Paulauskas’ New Union, the Modern Christian Democrat Union, the Lithu...
What do Saulius Skvernelis‘ unusual actions – reaction to teachers‘ strikes, dismissing ministers, talks about coups and contacting the special services regarding the Kremlin‘s hand among politicians – say about his goals? According to some experts, this is a well thought out strategy, however other...
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) deputy chairman, Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius confirmed to lrt.lt that part of the LVŽS Vilnius city branch has offered him to run for Vilnius mayor in next year’s municipal elections. V. Sinkevičius has not yet revealed whether he would like ...
Arturas Paulauskas, a member of the Labor Party, is founding a public movement, which will be a new center-left political force to unite former and current members of the party, as well as non-affiliated individuals.
Lithuanian MEPs Laima Andrikienė and Algirdas Saudargas, both members of the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats, were included in a list of EU politicians banned from entering Russia, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius confirmed to BNS on Monday.
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has hinted at a potential removal of the Order and Justice Party from the current Seimas elections due to suspicions of buying votes, distributing the mandates the party has earned to other parties. This could turn into a harmful precedent believe political sci...
Lithuania's government will Wednesday discuss the updated draft National Security Strategy.
The Lithuanian parliament's National Security and Defence Committee on Wednesday examined the circumstances of the recall of Colonel Saulius Pikturna from the post of defense attache to Russia after he married a Russian citizen and failed to notify Lithuania of his new marital status.
The Lithuanian State Defence Council has endorsed an updated National Security Strategy.
Russia keep stepping up its military presence in Eastern Europe and will proceed with the plans regardless of what NATO does, says Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament's National Security and Defence Committee. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking h...
