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On Sunday night, the mayors of all sixty municipalities were revealed: a third of them were elected during the first round, with the rest in the second round. Of the sixty mayors, more than half were re-elected for another term.

Something special should be said on a morning such as this. Indeed, elections, which are the most important for most, were just held. Firstly, important because mayors and municipal council members are the closest to the people of all the branches of government. And second, these elections will chan...

The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) Vilnius branch decided on Thursday evening that their candidate to Vilnius mayor would be Virginijus Sinkevičius.

The Seimas of Lithuania is willing to carry out an investigation into the situation in the agriculture sector in 1991-2017, as 38 lawmakers representing the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union want such a probe.

Giedrius Surplys was on Tuesday sworn in as Lithuania's agriculture minister, becoming the country's first post-independence minister without any previous links to the agriculture sector.

Giedrius Surplys, until recently Lithuania's deputy interior minister responsible for regional policies, on Tuesday was sworn in as the country's new agriculture minister.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will make her decision regarding the appointment of Vice Minister of the Interior Giedrius Surplys, 37, for minister of agriculture shortly, her aid says.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is nominating Vice Minister of the Interior Giedrius Surplys, 37, for minister of agriculture.

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, welcomes Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas' decision to step down and expects that it will not take long for the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) to find a replacement.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday welcomed Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas' decision to step down, saying that it will provide a basis for constructive cooperation between the authorities.

Ramūnas Karbauskis, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says he is very sorry about Bronius Markauskas' decision to step down as agriculture minister.

Bronius Markauskas is stepping down as Lithuania's agriculture minister amid criticism over his family's farming practices, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday.

Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis believes Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will later on Wednesday not call on Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas to step down after he came under fire for the circumstances surrounding his family's farming.

The Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) has found possible irregularities in Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas' farming practices but will not launch a pre-trial investigation.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis plans to decide on Wednesday whether Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas should stay in his post.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he is not worried about his political party's dropping popularity ratings.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Visvaldas Matijošaitis, mayor of the country's second-largest city, and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis remain the most popular politicians in Lithuania, shows a new survey by Vilmorus pollster for the Lietuvos Rytas newspaper, published on Saturday.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s motives for rejecting Giedrius Danėlius, an attorney, for the position of justice minister run counter to the principles of the rule of law, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says.