The party congress of Lithuania’s governing coalition member, the Union of Democrats for Lithuania (DSVL), has elected MEP Virginijus Sinkevicius as the party chairman for a four-year term, BNS reports. Sinkevicius defeated Health Minister Linas Kukuraitis soundly in the leadership vote. Sinkevicius has served as DSVL’s interim chairman since April 2026, following the resignation of…
The Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, has approved the programme of incoming Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius’s coalition government, BNS reported. Altogether 72 MPs voted for, 29 against, and 4 abstained. After the vote, the government’s ministers were officially sworn in to their posts. The new coalition includes Sinkevicius’s Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, the Union of…
Lithuania’s incoming new prime minister, Mindaugas Sinkevicius, chairman of the country’s ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), has presented his proposed cabinet of ministers to President Gitanas Nauseda, BNS reports. LSDP has nominated nine ministers to the new coalition government: Lukas Alsys for culture minister, Ieva Andriulaityte for environment minister, Kestutis Budrys for foreign minister,…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has officially nominated Mindaugas Sinkevicius, chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP), for prime minister, BNS reports. The parliament, the Seimas, will vote on the nomination on 30 June 2026, after which Sinkevicius will have 15 days to present his new cabinet and government programme for parliamentary approval. Sinkevicius…
Lithuania’s ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) remained the country’s most popular political party in May 2026, according to a new Baltijos Tyrimai poll for ELTA. LSDP’s support stood at 13%, which was up from 12.4% in April 2026. The opposition conservative Homeland Union (TS-LKD) came in second with 12.3% (11.4%), followed by the Lithuanian…
Three political groups in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, have signed an agreement on a new coalition government, BNS reports. The new ruling coalition will include the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Union of Democrats for Lithuania, and the joint parliamentary group of the Lithuanian Union of Farmers and Greens and the Electoral Action…
Three parliamentary groups in Lithuania will sign an agreement on forming a new coalition government on 18 June 2026, BNS reports. The coalition will consist of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP), the Union of Democrats for Lithuania (DSVL), and the joint parliamentary group of the Lithuanian Union of Farmers and Greens (LVZS) and…
Three parties in Lithuania have agreed on a coalition programme and the number of ministerial posts in a new incoming government, LRT and ELTA reported. The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) will have nine ministers, while the Union of Democrats for Lithuania (DSVL) will have three and the Lithuanian Union of Farmers and Greens…
Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) has begun official talks with the opposition Union of Democrats for Lithuania (DSVL) and the Lithuanian Union of Farmers and Greens (LVZS) on forming a new coalition government, ELTA reports. LSDP chairman Mindaugas Sinkevicius met with DSVL leader, MEP Virginijus Sinkevicius, and LVZS leader, MEP Aurelijus Veryga,…
