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President Gitanas Nausėda sees a possibility of fixing the situation with the future Cabinet despite calling the Nemunas Dawn party’s inclusion the coalition a mistake, his adviser has said.

After the announcement that the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has agreed to form a coalition government with Democrats For Lithuania and the Nemunas Dawn, President Gitanas Nausėda stated that leader of the Nemunas Dawn, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, should not hold a ministerial position as this might ne...

President Gitanas Nausėda has called his chief foreign policy adviser Asta Skaisgirytė as the best candidate for the foreign minister’s position in the new Government. The adviser herself told the media that the president and the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) would closely coordinate ministerial ap...

President Gitanas Nausėda expects the parliamentary election winners to build a coalition and agree on their key works now, his adviser has said, downplaying the Social Democrat leader’s refusal to take the prime minister’s job.

President Gitanas Nausėda says a quite stable Government can be set up by the Social Democrats, Democrats For Lithuania and the Farmers and Greens (LVŽS) if the parties manage to find a consensus on values-based issues.

The president’s chief adviser Frederikas Jansonas says he regrets that Jonas Survila, deputy chair of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), has decided to step down, referring to it as "brain drain" in politics.

On Monday, 28 October, President Gitanas Nausėda held meetings with representatives of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) and the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) following the second round of 2024 parliamentary elections.

On Monday, after the second round of Lithuanian parliamentary elections, President Gitanas Nausėda will meet with leaders of political parties that have secured seats in the Seimas.

President Gitanas Nausėda does not think that the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) could form a coalition after elections even if it had more MPs than other parties in the 141-seat parliament.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, leader of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), downplays the fact that President Gitanas Nausėda has refused to meet with his party before parliamentary elections, even though he had received leaders of other parties at the Presidential...

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda proposes establishing a new ministry, which would take over the responsibility for shaping regional policies from the Ministry of the Interior and contribute to boosting the autonomy the local self-government.

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda took the presidential oath at the Seimas, pledging for the second time to protect and strengthen Lithuania, to serve the Homeland, democracy, and the well-being of the Lithuanian people, said the Office of the President.

On Friday afternoon, 12 July, President Gitanas Nausėda was sworn-in for the second term of office at the inauguration ceremony in parliament.

The president’s annual State of the Nation Address was mainly focussed on domestic issues, political analysts say as they missed greater attention to foreign policy, one of the key areas the president oversees.

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda will deliver the annual State of the Nation Address next Tuesday.

Almost 170,000 voters cast ballots in advance in the presidential election and referendum on multiple citizenship from Tuesday to Thursday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) reports.

The German Point Alpha Foundation announced Tuesday that this year its Point-Alpha-Award for merit to European peace and freedom will be presented to Lithuania’s former president Dalia Grybauskaitė.

Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda has the highest approval rating among 2024 presidential candidates, shows the latest poll conducted by the public opinion and market research company Baltijos tyrimai.

On Monday in Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The head of state stressed that permanent deployment of a German brigade is Lithuania’s priority in the defence area.

Lithuania will hold the 2024 presidential election and a referendum on dual citizenship on 12 May. On Monday, the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) confirmed that there are 2,385,234 voters on the electoral roll.