The chairman of the Labour Party, Vytautas Gapšys, claims that the negotiations between the Labour Party and the Order and Justice Party could conclude in a couple of weeks, www.delfi.lt reported. According to a Labour Party’s press release, the party management confirmed again last week, …
BNS Viktor Uspaskich, former leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party, has proposed to Social Democratic Minister of Economy Birutė Vėsaitė, who got into a potential conflict of interest, to resign. “In this case I would suggest thinking very quickly and making a fair decision and not …
BNS The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats’ political group in the Lithuanian Seimas is initiating an interpellation against Social Democrat Minister of Economy Birutė Vėsaitė. The decision was made at a Thursday meeting of the political group, its spokeswoman Jūratė Mockuvienė confirmed it …
According to www.delfi.lt, last week the Ministry of Justice officially registered a new political party: Labour Party (Labourists), with a new identification code for this legal entity. The former Labour Party and the Labourist Party no longer exist as separate legal entities from this Tuesday. …
BNS The Order and Justice Party’s leader Rolandas Paksas says that the merger negotiations with the Labour Party (Labourists) are suspended. He added that all proposals will be considered. Earlier on Friday, the Labour Party said that the talks could be finished within two weeks. …
Former chairman of the Labour Party, Viktor Uspaskich, said that he might leave the Seimas in the autumn on condition that the decision of the court in relation to the case on his possible fraudulent activities is objective, writes www.delfi.lt with reference to the news …
BNS The popularity of Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and government has dropped over the past month, shows a survey published in www.delfi.lt. According to the poll carried out by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) in April, Butkevičius, a Social Democrat, continues to be deemed as …
BNS The board of Lithuania’s ruling Order and Justice party decided on Wednesday night to propose to the party’s council to abandon merger talks with the Labour Party. Both parties are part of the ruling coalition. “Board members expressed dissatisfaction over not only the progress …
The Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, representing the opposition to the current government, on Wednesday approved of the shadow cabinet list, reported www.alfa.lt. MP Mantas Adomėnas, who was earlier proposed for the post of the Minister of Culture, was taken off the list, as the chairman …
The chairman of the Order and Justice Party Rolandas Paksas is said to be unhappy with the negotiation process regarding the party’s merger with the Labour Party, writes www.delfi.lt with reference to the news agency BNS. Meanwhile, the leader of the Labour Party, Viktor Uspaskich, …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an article by the editor-in-chief of www.LRT.lt Vladimiras Laučius on the meaning behind the existence of political parties with both traditional and non-traditional ideology in Lithuania. The trust in political parties in Lithuania is so scarce that society seems to hardly …
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by the political analyst Vytautas Dumbliauskas, regarding the proposed Seimas election reform, as published on www.lrt.lt. Last week, the media circulated the news that the Minister of Justice Juozas Bernatonis suggests changing the way that the Seimas is …
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius rejects the criticism expressed by Viktor Uspaskich, the leader of the Labour party, and the opposition regarding the excessively slow work of the administration, writes www.lrytas.lt. The chairman of the Social Democratic Party explained that under his leadership the government so …
On Monday the state prosecutor was due to present the final speech announcing the proposed penalty for the Labour Party and its representatives due to alleged financial felonies, writes Joana Lapėnienė of www.lrt.lt. However, this is now unlikely to happen. Last Friday, the Court of …
BNS The Seimas Speaker Vydas Gedvilas of the Labour Party has said that a political party cannot answer for operations of one or a few of its members. He spoke in comment of the amendments under discussion at the parliament that would clear political parties …
BNS Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, member of the Social Democratic Party, on Monday rejected the criticism expressed by the Labour Party, which stated that the minister’s refusal to appoint the party’s member as vice-minister was a violation of the coalition agreement. Linkevičius said he …
According to www.delfi.lt, the chairman of the Lithuania’s Labour Party, Viktor Uspaskich, said that party members intend to gather on 24 April, 2013 with an aim to consider a possible merger with the new party, established in June 2008, based on the platform of the …
BNS Lithuania’s Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis of the ruling Social Democrats has proposed changes to the system of parliamentary elections, saying that the current scheme was too complicated, too costly and a legacy of the Soviet era. The minister suggests that parties should consider a …
The presidium of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Conservative) party has approved of the composition of the shadow cabinet offered by the party leader Andrius Kubilius, informs www.delfi.lt. The approved list will be later voted on by the party’s board. According to Kubilius, the shadow …
BNS Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission this week intends to distribute the budget allocations for parties for the first half of 2013, i.e., nearly 9.5 million litas (EUR 2.8 mln) will be distributed among eight political parties. The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Conservatives) …
