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The Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, has officially approved Social Democrat Gintautas Paluckas, leader of the centre-left coalition, as Lithuania’s next prime minister.

President Gitanas Nausėda is expected to formally nominate Social Democrat Gintautas Paluckas for prime minister in the Parliament on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys have unveiled a clock in Vilnius counting down 100 days left until 8 February 2025, when the Baltic States will eventually leave Russia-controlled electricity ring to join the European power grid.

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...

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) on Wednesday evening presented its Deputy Chairman Gintautas Paluckas as the candidate to become Lithuania’s next prime minister. The LSDP secured 52 out of 141 seats in the Seimas in the 2024 parliamentary election and will form a coalition government. ...

Leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, has informed the party’s presidium on Wednesday evening that she would not become the prime minister following the 2024 parliamentary election, in which the LSDP secured 52 seats in the Seimas.

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.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has announced his resignation as the leader of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) following the defeat in parliamentary elections and will also relinquish his seat in the Seimas. According to outgoing Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyt...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė does not think that Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres should have travelled to Russia, where he met with President Vladimir Putin.

Chairman of the Nemunas Dawn, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, vows that his party will support Social Democratic leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė as the candidate to become Lithuania’s next prime minister provided that the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) forms the Government.

Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), has announced she is ready to become the prime minister if her party succeeds in the parliamentary election.

Lithuanians would like to see Saulius Skvernelis or Vilija Blinkevičiūtė as the next prime minister, the latest poll commissioned by the LRT broadcaster shows.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė formally presented the new Cabinet lineup to President Gitanas Nausėda on Friday, proposing replacements for two out of 14 current minsters.

On Tuesday, 16 July, the Seimas of Lithuania approved Ingrida Šimonytė as Prime Minister.

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.

The president and the parliament speaker criticise Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė for stalling with the nomination of a new minister of education, science and sport following the resignation of Gintautas Jakštas.

Former prime minister Gediminas Kirkilas, who passed away suddenly on 20 April aged 72, was laid to rest in Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has not offered former education, science and sport minister Jurgita Šiugždinienė to return to the same position following the resignation of Gintautas Jakštas earlier this month.

Drawing from bitter lessons of the past, Lithuania and Poland understand that indecision, disunity, or concessions to aggressors like Russia only serve to embolden them and escalate conflicts, emphasised Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė during her meeting with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in V...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is paying a visit to Lithuania, has announced that he will address the Polish parliament over the introduction of sanctions on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods. He suggests that such restrictions should also apply on the European Union level.