Electoral Action of Poles

On Monday, the composition of municipal councils is beginning to emerge.

Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has called on Lithuania to amend its legislation so that ethnic minority parties do not have to reach the threshold of votes needed to enter the Seimas.

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, says the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance might get the position of a deputy speaker of the Seimas, despite not being part of the ruling majority.

Social Democrat Vilija Blinkevičiūtė continues to rank as the most active Lithuanian member of the European Parliament and Waldemar Tomaszewski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA), remains the least active, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported o...

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats remain the most popular party in Lithuania and its lead over the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), which came in second in April, has increased, according to a new survey by Vilmorus pollster for the Lietuvos Rytas daily...

The Lithuanian Center Party headed by MP Naglis Puteikis would cross the five-percent threshold to win parliamentary mandates, if elections were held on the nearest Sunday, shows a poll published on delfi.lt news portal on Monday.

Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis does not rule out that the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) would hold coalition talks with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families amid the lack of formal majority.

The council of the Vilnius unit of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Council decided to continue their participation in the new ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Movement, saying they would see whether their proposals are reflected in the 2018 budget draft.

Celebrating the end of World War II on May 9 is not a good thing to do, as the day in 1945 did not bring freedom to Lithuania or Poland, says Poland's new Ambassador to Lithuania Urszula Doroszewska.

A family strengthening bill is making headway in Lithuania's parliament, a law that opponents dismiss as a selection of declarations, while initiators say that the law is needed to shape the country's family policies.

Main issues have been agreed in the efforts to form a new coalition in the Vilnius City Council, and Edita Tamošiūnaitė of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families will be proposed for vice-mayor, says the Lithuanian capital's Mayor Remigijus Šimašius.

The Lithuanian Liberal Movement has decided to end its coalition with the conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats in the City Council of Vilnius and plans to form a new ruling majority in the capital.

The ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) may sign a coalition agreement with the political group of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis.

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU) top the popularity list of parties, shows a poll conducted for delfi.lt news portal by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) pollster.

Jaroslav Narkevič, a member of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Union of Christian Families, has expressed indignation over the refusal to register a group for ties with Belarus.

The May 3 Group set up at the Lithuanian parliament to address national minority policy issues proposes to consider lowering the Seimas election threshold for national minority parties.

I have always been among a right winger politician in Lithuania who supported and support the party you founded with your late brother Lech in 2001 Law and Justice.

During discussions of electoral results it was typically accepted that the results of some parties depend on voter turnout. The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and Polish Electoral Action in Lithuania (LLRA) were typically identified as such parties; the lower the voter turn...