Social Democratic Party

The Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has invited the Nemunas Dawn and Democrats For Lithuania to form a ruling coalition together, sources say.

On Thursday, 7 November, the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) held coalition talks with the Liberal Movement. Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, leader of the Liberal Movement, afterwards told the media that both parties share similar views on human rights issues but their opinions on taxat...

On Wednesday, leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė made the announcement that she would not become Lithuania’s next prime minister despite making such promises before the parliamentary election. The party instead put forward its Deputy Chairman Gintautas Paluckas for thi...

Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), will allegedly announce her decision not to take the prime minister’s post in the coming days, the LRT public broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing sources within the party.

Lithuania held the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Potential coalitions and endorsement of candidates in the second round are currently being considered. On Tuesday afternoon, leader of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) Ramūnas Karbauskis arrived at the Social Democrat...

On Monday, 30 September, leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė met with President Gitanas Nausėda. The politicians discussed the most pressing issues in Lithuania.

President Gitanas Nausėda is set to meet with MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), on Monday, an agenda published on the presidency’s website reveals.

The opposition Social Democratic group says the latest storm has shown that the state is not ready to respond to emergencies.

President Gitanas Nausėda recently mentioned that Social Democrat Gintautas Paluckas would be a suitable candidate for the prime minister’s position after October’s parliamentary election. Leader of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė believes that Paluckas could handle the job.

On Thursday, parliament adopted legislation on the State Defence Fund, raising the corporate income tax and excise duties, and introducing a tax on some insurance contracts. Social Democratic leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė notes that her party opposed higher excise duties.

A state bank could be set up in the country to improve competition in the sector, says MP Rasa Budbergytė, chair of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) group in the Seimas.

Two Social Democrat MPs have criticized the ruling parties for paying little attention to shelters and other civil safety issues in their efforts to boost national defence.

The Social Democratic Party (LSDP) will not support the Bank of Lithuania’s proposals to raise personal income tax in order to increase defence funding. LSDP leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė believes that the current coalition should have adopted a tax reform in order to secure additional funding for def...

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) tops the latest public opinion poll that was commissioned by the news website delfi.lt and carried out by the pollster Spinter tyrimai.

Raising corporate tax for large businesses could be a solution to finance defence needs, says Social Democratic Party leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, rejecting proposals to increase the value added tax (VAT) rate as harmful to low-income earners.

If Lithuania held the parliamentary elections on the nearest Sunday, the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) would win most of the votes, the latest survey by Spinter tyrimai for the news website delfi.lt finds.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė believes that discussions are needed before deciding whether identical sanctions should apply on Belarusian and Russian citizens. According to her, potential political and economic ramifications should be considered.

Lithuania may consider various models to boost defence funding, including the introduction of a new defence tax, yet Irena Segalovičienė, chief adviser to the president on economic and social policy, says the government should not intimidate people and businesses with new taxes.

Latvia ratified the Istanbul Convention in November 2023, while Estonia did so in 2017, leaving Lithuania the last of the Baltic countries to approve the document adopted by the Council of Europe in 2011. Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says the Seimas will resume deliberations on the i...

The Social Democratic Party (LSDP) remains the firm leader in public opinion polls, shows the latest survey commissioned by the news website delfi.lt that was conducted by Spinter.