The seventh president after the regaining of independence will definitely be right wing or centre-right. For the first time, there will not be a left wing candidate in the finals. However, is Lithuania a right […]
The graft case involving eight judges is the greatest blow to Lithuanian judges and courts since independence was recovered. It is correctly emphasised that we should not rush to conclusions and that currently the suspects only stand accused and their guilt has not been proven. […]
A journalist investigation has uncovered facts that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius, running in respectively the presidential and municipal elections, are constantly and systematically consulted by public relations consultant Darius Gudelis, the owner of the company VIP Viešosios Informacijos Partneriai, without having officially declared it. The aforementioned company has been winning numerous publicity tenders by ministries and institutions subordinate to the cabinet, part of which are evaluated by the prime minister’s political confidence advisor, which raises doubts for the Conservatives on whether there is no abuse of office and if state institution publicity tenders are organised transparently, a press release states according to lrt.lt. […]
When the Order and Justice party negotiated with the then still whole Social Democrats to join the latter’s’ coalition, the usual division of posts proceeded. Order and Justice received the post of minister of the interior. It turned out that among them, they lacked a politician capable of handling this difficult office; after all, this minister handles both public order matters, the police and municipalities. […]
Prior to starting deliberations regarding changes on the number of members of Seimas, Liberal Movement Seimas group prefect Eugenijus Gentvilas presented a resolution to the Seimas “Over the constant attempts to change the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.” With this, it was proposed to form an expert group, which would evaluate whether there is actual need to change the country’s most important document. The resolution was rejected after discussions. […]
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 […]
Rolandas Paksas‘ movement I call the Nation has started its first communications campaign – billboards presenting it have appeared in sixteen locations in Lithuania’s cities and on the Vilnius – Kaunas highway. Some 19 thousand […]
The Council of Europe may adopt a resolution in December, stating that Lithuania fails to meet its international obligation by not implementing the European Court of Human Rights‘ ruling on paving the way for Rolandas Paksas to stand as a candidate in elections. […]
A fresh attempt to lift a lifetime ban on Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run in elections, as ordered by the European Court of Human Rights, fell through on Thursday. […]
The Seimas will on Thursday take its first vote on a constitutional amendment that would open the way for Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run in presidential and general elections. […]
Rolandas Paksas is aiming for the office of president once more and is periodically threatening us with floods of refugees bent on entering the EU and urges to assemble a “powerful national political current” against […]
One candidate to become head of state is watching basketball matches alongside the nation, another reads and quotes Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Schweik, while a third bathes in the ice cold Baltic Sea in […]
On Saturday, MEP and impeached from the office of president Rolandas Paksas announced that his is departing the Order and Justice party that he founded. But he is not leaving politics. He is creating a […]
Lithuanian MEP Rolandas Paksas says he’s starting a new phase in his life and is establishing a new movement of “healthy patriotic forces” after leaving the Order and Justice party he co-founded. […]
The public prosecutor in the influence peddling trial of Rolandas Paksas and Gedvydas Vainauskas, CEO of the media group Lietuvos Rytas, says that the former Order and Justice leader agreed to accept a bribe not only for his own benefit, but also for the benefit of his party. […]
Rolandas Paksas, the former leader of Lithuania’s Order and Justice party and now a MEP, say he plans to stand as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election in Lithuania next year, irrespective of any circumstances. […]
The Seimas has made another step towards opening the way for Lithuania’s impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to stand as a candidate in elections. […]
The Seimas plans to debate on Thursday draft constitutional amendments that would pave the way for Lithuania’s impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to stand as a candidate in elections. […]
Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis is currently uncontested and could be reelected as Kaunas city mayor in the first round. Meanwhile, the current situation for the Vilnius and Klaipėda mayors could be made more difficult by […]
The Order and Justice Party has joined the ruling coalition. If the agreement lasts until the next Seimas elections, it will be the “Farmer” and Conservatives that will profit from it. Order and Justice did […]
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