Romas Lazutka
CORPORATE

Romas Lazutka. Who is it that rules us and does Tapinas impact them?

If you think that it is politicians that rule us, you are mistaken. They do not rule, instead they have been bickering for two years, if not over fur coats, then over the budget. And neither the fur coats, nor the budget is theirs. The fur coats belong to Greta, the budget – to Vilius [Šapoka]. As for ruling, that’s only by the hired prime minister and finance minister from uber. Neither of them is a politician by personal choice. The prime minister at least did his work for the party during the elections, while the minister of finance is akin to having been summoned from nowhere through the taxi app. […]

Kęstutis Girnius
CORPORATE

Kęstutis Girnius. All the presidential candidates cause concern

The president is the head of state in Lithuania, the first person in the country, who has more influence on citizens’ lives than any other in the country. It is an incredible responsibility, thus the […]

Arvydas Juozaitis
Politics

Juozaitis to run for Lithuanian president, focus on language, family, education, justice

Arvydas Juozaitis, a philosopher and one of the initiators of the Sąjūdis national revival movement, has on Monday announced his decision to run for president of Lithuania, naming the language, family, national education and justice as his key priorities. […]

Artūras Vaškevičius
CORPORATE

Artūras Vaškevičius. What will we elect – a president or a portrait?

All the presidents of contemporary Lithuania were already notable or even undisputed leaders even before the elections. Brazauskas was simply popular, Paksas unexpectedly descended from the skies and appeared in all the newspapers with his […]

Gintautas Paluckas
CORPORATE

ELECTIONS. SocDems after losing – three alternatives for their future

The biggest loser in this Seimas election has been the Labour Party, having failed to pass the 5% vote barrier. That said, no less a blow was that to the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) which had been dominant in ratings nigh on up to election day. What do the Social Democrats need to do after this loss to Gabrielius LandsbergisConservatives and Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasants”? […]